The full extent of youth homelessness is more than eight
times higher than the Government admits, according to a new report. Some
136,000 young people aged between 16 and 24 in England and Wales sought
emergency housing in the past year. In stark contrast, only 16,000 young people
were officially classed as “statutory homeless” – which would mean councils had
a legal duty to house them. Worryingly, some 30,000 of those seeking help were
turned away with little if any support. And as many as 90,000 were only offered
support such as family mediation, to help them stay at home, or debt advice.
This means the vast majority of those going for help are not getting the full
assistance they’d be entitled to if they were officially accepted as being
homeless. Download the report from the Centrepoint website.
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