Over a third of young people turned away for homelessness support
In 2024-2025 councils in England faced £325 million funding shortfall, whilst 1/3 young people were turned away for homelessness support.
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What the New Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy Means for Young People
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has unveiled the National Plan to End Homelessness, the long-awaited cross-government strategy on homelessness and rough sleeping.
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Out of Options at Sleep Out London
In February, over 130 of our supporters at London Sleep Out took part in our latest activity, Out of Options. Racing against the clock, they had to try and direct Sam, a young person at risk of homelessness, to the support she needed.
123,934 young people faced homelessness across the UK in 2024–25
Youth homelessness in the UK is rising, and too many young people are being turned away.
2025 Youth Chapter Collective Open Letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves
The Youth Chapter Collective, which consists of more than 150 organisations, have written to the Chancellor, urging her to end a trap in the benefits system that’s unfairly punishing thousands of homeless young people in supported housing.
Preventing Youth Homelessness Starts Early
While many children return to school full of summer memories, others come back from a break marked by family tension and instability. These early cracks in home life can lead to youth homelessness down the line. That’s why Centrepoint is using the Upstream model, to identify and support young people before crisis hits.
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£2m to build genuinely affordable homes for young people in Manchester and Coventry
At Centrepoint, we know that we can’t end youth homelessness on our own – we need to work in partnership with organisations that share the same vision and passion for improving young people’s lives.
Upstream youth homelessness prevention pilot very promising
Centrepoint has published the first interim report of our youth homelessness prevention work in schools, suggesting the pilot has been very promising so far.
Read the 2024 Youth Chapter Collective Open Letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves
The Youth Chapter Collective of over 140 youth, homelessness and housing association organisations have come together to urge the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to support our campaign to Make Work Pay.
Centrepoint receives the Investing In Volunteers Quality Mark
We are incredibly proud to announce that Centrepoint has been awarded the Investing In Volunteers Quality Mark, received for meeting the quality standard in April 2024.
£332 million funding gap for youth homelessness in England
Our latest research, conducted by WPI Economics, has found that local authorities in England are facing a shocking £332 million annual shortfall in youth homelessness funding.
Radio 1’s Dean McCullough is announced as Centrepoint’s new Prevention Ambassador
Centrepoint has launched a prevention strategy aimed at identifying and supporting school age pupils in England who could be at risk of homelessness in the future.