We carry out research on the issues affecting homeless young people and develop the policy solutions needed to bring about change. Here, find our extensive collection of research documents to help understand the work we do.
This report is based on a survey of English councils, analysis of Centrepoint’s Helpline data, and interviews with local authority and Centrepoint staff.
Effective interventions for young people at risk of homelessness are essential to reducing youth homelessness.
Our research looks at the key reasons why relationships breakdown and the kinds of pressures faced by families.
Care leavers remain at high risk of homelessness, when the risk support to transition from care to independence isn't in place.
Practitioners who support care leavers tell us what young people need to move on from care successfully.
Moneywise is the umbrella term for the range of activities delivered by Centrepoint aimed at improving the financial and mental wellbeing of homeless young people.
Unemployment is particularly common among disadvantaged groups, including those who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness.
Centrepoint wouldn't be successful without positive relationships between homeless young people and our staff.
Our annual Databank report examines how many young people approached their council because they were homeless or at risk in 2017-18.
Ahead of the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act, we explored how effective it was likely to be in supporting young people out of homelessness.
Many young people leave the prison system without housing secure placing them at risk of re-offending and homelessness.
The Youth Obligation, a special programme of support within Universal Credit, is failing to support the most disadvantaged claimants, including homeless young people, into work.
The full report on our evaluation of the government's Youth Obligation programme, carried out by the University of Warwick.
To mark Centrepoint's 50th year, we look back across the generations. Our poll of over 1,600 UK adults reveals the changing experiences of young people growing up and leaving home; from those who came of age in the 1970s to young people today.
It's increasing difficult for homeless young people to move out of supported accommodation and into independence. We explore the barriers and what needs to change.
Our annual Databank report examines how many young people approached their council because they were homeless or at risk in 2018-19, the first year since the Homelessness Reduction Act came into force.
We examine young people's experiences of hidden homelessness and the dangerous, impossible situations they find themselves in.
Many homeless young people are stuck in precarious employment, from temporary agency work to zero-hour contracts. Find out what more can be done to ensure young people find a route out of homelessness through secure employment.
Youth violence and criminal exploitation are significant drivers of youth homelessness. Much has been done to highlight the risks of youth crime and violence, but the impacts on a young person’s housing situation should be made clearer.
