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‘This is spiralling’: alarm as youth homelessness soars in UK since Christmas
(www.theguardian.com)
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There has been a dramatic rise in the number of homeless young people in the UK since Christmas, charities have warned.
“We can see this is spiralling rapidly,” said Phil Kerry, chief executive of the New Horizon centre, which he said was the only open-access space in London for homeless people under 25.
“We’ve taken over former student accommodation just to help meet the ever-growing demand from young people in desperate housing need in our region,” Keegan said.
Some of this is young people leaving the care system or, for others, finding themselves homeless due to family breakup or challenging circumstances where they live.
“All are coming to us with increasingly complex needs, including issues with mental health, adverse childhood experiences and trauma.”
A spokesperson for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said: “Everyone deserves a safe and decent place to call home.
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