The causes of youth homelessness
The common causes of youth homelessness include family breakdown, leaving care, exclusion from school, gang crime, escaping violence and mental health issues.
Ending youth homelessness
We want to end youth homelessness by 2037
What is youth homelessness?
Almost 124,000 young people approached their local authority for help in 2024-25. That’s one young person becoming homeless every four minutes.
The impact of youth homelessness
Being homeless is complex and a very different experience for every young person we support.
How we can end youth homelessness
Together we can tackle the crisis of youth homelessness today and end it for generations to come. Here’s how we do it.
Take action with us
Find out about our current policy campaigns to help end youth homelessness.
Real stories
Hear from young people who have been homeless
Aryan’s story: Being poor is only romantic in the movies
Aryan called the Centrepoint Helpline after he had begun rough sleeping when he was no longer able to stay in the family home. He reached out to the local council for support, but was told by them that he was not a priority. Not knowing…
Adam’s story: Centrepoint gave me that safety net
Adam, 20, had to leave his family home due to a breakdown in the relationship with his parents as a teenager, and after finding it hard to get appropriate housing, moved into an unsuitable and unstable flat with a friend. After he was no…
Naihum’s story: It starts with you to take that first step
Naihum, 27, moved into a Centrepoint Independent Living Property when he found on his teacher's salary that he couldn't find anywhere suitable for him to move to. A family friend had heard about the programme and he quickly made an…
Research reports
Read our latest research into the issues affecting homeless young people
Move on: for young people experiencing homelessness in 2024-25
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…
Local Authority Shortfall: Ensuring Every Young Person Is Supported
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.
Youth-Specific Guidance: Report and Chapter for Inclusion in the Homelessness Code of Guidance
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…