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Hundreds of thousands of young people faced homelessness last year
MORE than 118,000 young people aged 16 to 24 in Britain faced homelessness last year, charity Centrepoint revealed today.
The number of those approaching councils for help because they were homeless or at risk of homelessness in the financial year 2023-24 rose by 10 per cent from 2022-23. England saw the sharpest increase, at 12 per cent.
Presentations of homelessness in the south-west increased by 53 per cent, jumping from 9,075 in 2022-23 to 13,845 in 2023-24.
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