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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.  

At Centrepoint we are lucky to have a whole host of famous faces joining our fight to end youth homelessness – from hosting fundraisers to sharing their skills with the young people we work with, to helping us campaign for social change – they give us their support in all sorts of ways.

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.

Centrepoint has published the first interim report of our youth homelessness prevention work in schools, suggesting the pilot has been very promising so far.

The Awards, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and lead by our Patron, The Prince of Wales, shined a light on young people with experience of homelessness who have transformed their lives with Centrepoint’s support and raised £1.2million towards our work.

Our snow globe installation brings to life the harsh reality of young people struggling to cope with the loss of their home, safety, and security.

Some of the UK’s biggest financial institutions and companies have written to the Chancellor backing Centrepoint’s Make Work Pay campaign to fix a ‘cruel quirk’ in the benefits system that’s forcing young people into unemployment.

Nationwide, Coventry Building Society and The Co-operative Bank have today joined our campaign warning that homeless young people are being forced into unemployment by outdated benefit rules.

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.

In this episode, our senior stories officer Tamsin talks to Cassie, a former resident, about her journey through Centrepoint to fulfilling her dream of qualifying to be an art teacher.

Councils, charities and corporations discussed the current obstacles facing young homeless people who want to work during the roundtable event on Centrepoint’s latest research.

In this episode, we discuss some of the barriers to securing and retaining employment for young people experiencing homelessness.

The upcoming general election on 4th July will impact young people facing homelessness in many ways. Parties committing to implement policies increasing social housing, improving access to benefits and promoting employment will determine whether young people break the cycle of homelessness and lead meaningful lives.