More than 4,000 young care leavers in England were facing homelessness by April 2024, government data shows – a jump of 54% in five years. The increase in the figure, which covers 18, 19 and 20-year-olds, is 15 times greater than the rise in homelessness among all young people in England.
Care charity Become described the high number of young care leavers facing homelessness as a “failure of society”. The government called the figures “shocking” and said it was taking steps to “reverse the worst housing crisis in living history”.
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