Centrepoint · 2022
This report from Centrepoint's Youth Homelessness Databank estimates that almost 122,000 young people aged 16–24 presented to their local authority as homeless or at risk of homelessness in 2020/21 — the fifth consecutive year-on-year increase. It finds that in England only 66% of those who presented received a full assessment (down from 79% in 2018/19), and just 37% achieved a positive outcome. The report also examines regional variation, the impact of COVID-19 on access to services, and the causes of youth homelessness, with family breakdown and domestic abuse being the leading drivers.