23,500 young people facing homelessness this winter in worsening crisis, warns leading charity
Rough sleepers being wrongly turned away from homeless support
- Centrepoint, a leading youth homelessness charity, warns that 23,500 young people aged 16-24 are expected to face homelessness this winter, an increase of 700 from last year.
- This equates to one young person facing destitution every four minutes, with significant increases anticipated in the North West, East of England, and Yorkshire and The Humber.
- Official figures reveal 101,460 young people in England sought homelessness support from local councils between 2023 and 2024, a 12 per cent rise on the previous year.
- The charity's helpline frequently receives calls from young people who have been wrongly turned away from homelessness support by their local council.
- To raise awareness, Centrepoint is launching 'Winter Wanderland' in London, an installation telling the stories of young people who have experienced homelessness through their personal belongings.