Centrepoint campaigns to influence national and local government policy that affects homeless young people.
We focus on areas of policy including housing, family and health. We also campaign to ensure homeless young people are getting the right support when it comes to their benefits and personal finance, education, skills and employment opportunities.
Centrepoint’s Youth Homelessness Databank collects local data from across the UK on the scale of youth homelessness. It also provides an insight into the type of interactions young people are having with their local councils and what support is being offered.
We are calling on the Government to commit to a proper strategy to tackle youth homelessness, by supporting the recommendations from our Databank report. The new research led by our policy team, suggests that youth homelessness is continuing to climb.
It's time to ask your MP: Will you stand up for homeless young people? Email them with our helpful template here.
We carry out research on the issues affecting homeless young people and develop the policy solutions needed to bring about change.
Explore our library of policy briefings on the key issues that Centrepoint is working to influence.
We regularly respond to consultations and inquiries issued by the Government, local authorities and other organisations.
The stats for homeless young people are shocking. Our research estimates 110,000 young people asked for help from their local council in 2018/19 because they were homeless or at risk.
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Centrepoint’s Policy and Research Manager Billy Harding and Campaigns and Mobilisation Officer Pooja Singh talk about how we can work together to End Youth Homelessness once and for all – and how you can get involved.
Eurydice Belezika, Peer Research Coordinator and former Centrepoint resident in London, talks about her experience of conducting research and campaigning to support disadvantaged young people.
Our research estimates nearly 122,000 young people asked for help from their local council in 2020-21 because they were homeless or at risk.
Dan Poursaeedi, Centrepoint's Senior Policy, Research and Databank Officer, explains the findings of the recent Youth Homelessness Databank report for 2020-2021.
