At least 86,000 young people across the UK are estimated
to have sought help from local authorities in 2016-2017 because they were
homeless or at risk of homelessness, according to new research released by
Centrepoint. The LGA says the findings further reinforce its ‘crucial’ case for
councils being able to borrow to build new homes and adapt welfare reforms to
prevent homelessness from happening in the first place. Centrepoint bases its
figures on 217 Freedom of Information responses from local authorities in
England, a robust estimate for the 109 that did not provide this data, and data
from the devolved nations. Read more on 24housing.
http://www.24housing.co.uk/news/86000-young-people-in-the-uk-homeless-or-at-risk-as-councils-struggle-to-meet-demand/
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