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In 2024-2025 councils in England faced £325 million funding shortfall, whilst 1/3 young people were turned away for homelessness support.

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking back on a year of campaigning that has been nothing short of remarkable. And we couldn’t have done it without you – our incredible community of campaigners and loyal supporters.

Centrepoint has been campaigning to Make Work Pay and end the benefit trap for young people in supported housing. For the last year we have been calling on the Chancellor to fix a cruel quirk in the system that can leave young people worse off when entering work. It’s an injustice affecting thousands of young people, and one we’ve been determined to see fixed.

This year, 25 November-10 December marks the international campaign of 16 Days Against Domestic Violence. Marianne and Hayley, healthy relationship advisors at Centrepoint, explain our work supporting young people to spot the warning signs of abuse and identify behaviours that make them feel unsafe.

Centrepoint's new research reveals over 103,000 young people in the UK are homeless or at risk. Hannah Webster, our Research and Databank Officer, explains why councils need more funding to support them.

Nadeen Haidar and Isabel Rice, Centrepoint's dietitians, introduce The Food Point – our pioneering new project to ensure all our young people have access to healthy meals.

Many people leave prison without a clear plan for where they are going to live. Abigail Gill, Centrepoint's Policy and Research Manager, outlines new research examining how to prevent homelessness for vulnerable young people leaving custody.

Centrepoint wouldn't be successful without positive relationships between homeless young people and our staff. But how do they empower young people to overcome the challenges they face? Guest author Philip Mullen, PhD candidate at Newcastle University, presents the findings from his research.