The causes of youth homelessness
The common causes of youth homelessness include family breakdown, leaving care, exclusion from school, gang crime, escaping violence and mental health issues.
Ending youth homelessness
We want to end youth homelessness by 2037
What is youth homelessness?
Almost 124,000 young people approached their local authority for help in 2024-25. That’s one young person becoming homeless every four minutes.
The impact of youth homelessness
Being homeless is complex and a very different experience for every young person we support.
How we can end youth homelessness
Together we can tackle the crisis of youth homelessness today and end it for generations to come. Here’s how we do it.
Take action with us
Find out about our current policy campaigns to help end youth homelessness.
Real stories
Hear from young people who have been homeless
Naihum’s story: It starts with you to take that first step
Naihum, 27, moved into a Centrepoint Independent Living Property when he found on his teacher's salary that he couldn't find anywhere suitable for him to move to. A family friend had heard about the programme and he quickly made an…
Morgan's story: My goal is to work with Centrepoint and help make a change
Morgan, 27, first came to Centrepoint after he was unable to stay at university due to his neurodivergence, resulting in a breakdown in family relationships. After sofa surfing and sleeping rough, he was referred to Centrepoint where he…
Katelin’s story: I wouldn’t be a midwife without the Independent Living Programme
Katelin, 23, has recently started in her dream role as a midwife, which she has been working towards since the COVID lockdowns. After leaving her family home at 17 following a breakdown in the relationship, she moved into a hostel, where…
Research reports
Read our latest research into the issues affecting homeless young people
Local Authority Shortfall: Ensuring Every Young Person Is Supported
Our most recent Youth Homelessness Databank showed that in the final year 2024-2025, over a third of young people who presented to their local authority for support did not receive one.
Youth-Specific Guidance: Report and Chapter for Inclusion in the Homelessness Code of Guidance
The report outlines the key issues regarding local authority youth homelessness support, as identified in interviews and focus groups with youth homelessness sector staff and young people with lived experience of homelessness, and…
The Youth Homelessness Databank 2024-2025
This year’s Youth Homelessness Databank report presents analysis of data collected during the 2024-25 financial year and looks into the implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) in its seventh year.