Thursday, 17 October 2019

Centrepoint Launch Modular Home Plan To Tackle Youth Homelessness


An estimated 103,000 young people approached their local council last year because they were homeless or at risk. Centrepoint has launched the biggest capital investment plan in its fifty-year history to deliver 300 new modular homes across London and Greater Manchester by 2021 to help young people into affordable accommodation, training, and employment. The charity’s own report revealed the extent at which the precarious balance between gig economy work and benefits tips too many people into homelessness. According to the survey, 42% of respondents encountered difficulties with their benefit claim when in precarious employment, with a further 38% saying their income was not enough to cover their rent. Read more on 24housing.

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