Homelessness amongst 18-24 year olds

09 December 2022

Your request

I would like to request the information in questions 1-3 for the past 5 years - per year

Within your local authority, how many 18-24 year olds:

1.      Presented themselves as homeless, or at risk of homelessness

2.      Were subsequently assessed under the Housing Act 1996

3.      Were subsequently accepted as statutorily homeless and owed a duty 

Our response 

18-24 year olds

Assessed as owed a duty

(Homelessness Reduction Act 2018)

Already homeless – Relief duty owed

Main duty decisions made

Main duty decision – homeless and in priority need and unintentionally so

2018/19

564

292

76

71

2019/20

561

320

101

90

2020/21

733

478

221

175

2021/22

629

381

164

135

April to 04/12/2022

413

282

49

45