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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

23,500 young people facing homelessness this winter in worsening crisis, warns leading charity

Youth homelessness is set to increase from last year, according to a leading charity - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Thousands of young people are at risk of facing homelessness this winter as a leading charity has warned that one young person faces destitution every four minutes.

Some 23,500 young people between the ages of 16 and 24 are expected to face homelessness this winter. This is 700 more than last year as the crisis worsens, according to new research from Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity.

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