Understanding young people's housing aspirations
Homeless young people are ready to move on and live independently but they’re being held back by the housing crisis.
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Spring Budget reflections
Centrepoint are calling on the Government to use the Spring Budget to level up the social security system for homeless young people.
Sleep Out 2023: On the night
Centrepoint's Mass Participation Fundraising Officer, Jan Edwards, writes about his experience at our latest Sleep Out. From quizzes to making new friends, he walks us through the event in all its glory.
Beyond the numbers: The scale of youth homelessness
Our research estimates that 129,000 young people approached their council because they were homeless or at risk in the financial year 2021/2022.
Homeless young women are falling through the cracks
More than 46,000 young women presented to their local authority as they were homeless or at risk of homelessness last year. We know the main drivers for homelessness can be different for women, as are their experiences of support. Our Policy and Research Assistant talks us through her findings of our latest report.
Dear Prime Minister: please don't forget about us
A young person being supported by Centrepoint in London, has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling on the Government not to forget about young people and all those who are struggling, and to provide the support people need during the cost-of-living crisis.
Supporting vulnerable homeless adolescents
We explore some of the ways in which young people facing homelessness are made even more vulnerable through public spending, and the steps that can be taken to give them the support they need.
Creating safe spaces for transgender young people
Isolated, lonely and often battling significant mental health issues, young trans people disproportionately find themselves homeless through no fault of their own. It’s a desperate situation that has to change.
Harry Styles donates Christmas song fee to Centrepoint
There’s one big wish we have for Christmas every year: to end youth homelessness for good. But Harry Styles donating funds from one of his most-loved songs to help us out with this mission? Well, that might be a close second…
In this cost-of-living crisis, a Universal Credit uplift is crucial
This week marks a year since the Universal Credit uplift was cut - a decision that has proved detrimental to many vulnerable young people. We speak to a former Centrepoint resident about just how important the uplift was to him and other young people experiencing homelessness.