Homlessness among young people rises for the third successive year

THE number of young people facing homelessness across the UK rose by almost 7,000 in a year, according to research by a charity which warned of youths sleeping on night buses and strangers’ sofas.

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The 6% rise marks the third year in a row that youth homelessness increased in the UK, Centrepoint said.

It found there were 123,934 young people - aged 16-24 - facing homelessness between April 2024 and March 2025.

This was up from 116,947 in the previous 12 months.

Centrepoint's annual databank is made up of publicly available data and responses to Freedom of Information requests to national governments and local authorities.

Youth homelessness rose across each of the four nations except for Northern Ireland, where the figure fell slightly from 2,896 to 2,889.