We carry out research on the issues affecting homeless young people and develop the policy solutions needed to bring about change.
This study investigates the obstacles young people encounter when trying to secure stable housing. By combining robust data analysis - drawing from publicly available data, and data obtained via Freedom of Information requests - with survey findings, this research explores the barriers young people face in securing stable housing.
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.
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 highlights how these issues are reflected in the proposed chapter.
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.
