Human Costs and Lost Potential: The real cost of youth homelessness
Through this research we wanted to provide an economic justification for the money spent on supporting homeless young people and show the enormous benefits that can be generated.
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Point Made Podcast - Out and Proud: Challenges around Queer identity
In this episode we discuss the realities of being LGBTQ+, female and homeless and how these identities intersect with different cultural backgrounds and upbringing.
Failure to Act: the scale of youth homelessness in the UK
This report presents an analysis of data collected by local authorities during the financial year 2022/2023, and examines the development of the implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (HRA) in its fifth year. It also updates the previous year’s findings, including Centrepoint’s estimate of the national scale of youth homelessness.
Jeff Moore
Don’t let it snow – 24,400 young people will face homelessness in the cold this Christmas
We sent some of our snowmen to protest outside the Houses of Parliament to highlight the shocking number of young people at risk of homelessness this winter.
Councils and charities discuss Centrepoint’s latest research on young people’s access to housing
Moving into your own place can be a scary prospect, particularly if you have had experience with homelessness. But what if there is no place to move into, and you are stuck for months or years in a homelessness hostel, when you just want to move on? This is the increasing reality for many young homeless people, resulting from a lack of social and private housing supply, soaring rents and benefit cuts.
What are my housing options?
Housing can be complex and confusing. Here is some information about what your housing options are and how to take your next steps towards finding a home.
Point Made Podcast - Mythbusting on youth homelessness
Young people with lived experience of homelessness quash some of the myths and narratives surrounding the subject.
Point Made Podcast - Young parents: how to find education, employment and training after facing homelessness
The challenges young parents experiencing homelessness face when seeking education, employment and training and where to find help.
£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.
Point Made Podcast - Young Voters: Challenging Political Apathy
Why is there so much political apathy amongst young people and what would happen if all young people voted.