Prevention is at the heart of our new strategy
Depaul UK 2026-30 strategy focuses on stopping homelessness before it starts and making sure no one returns to it, so everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community.
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London’s only emergency accommodation dedicated to young people Body: Our London Youth Hub has 26 emergency beds for 18 to 24-year-olds who are sleeping rough or at risk of it. Alongside a safe room, young people get support to plan their next step into longer-term housing.
In 2025/26 the Hub, run with New Horizon Youth Centre and funded by the Greater London Authority, supported 106 young people. Of those who moved on, 96% were not recorded sleeping rough again within six months.
The London Youth Hub started life in 2021 as Hotel 1824, a pilot set up during the pandemic. The Mayor of London visited to see the difference emergency accommodation designed for young people could make. The current 26-bed Hub opened in 2022.
Depaul UK 2026-30 strategy focuses on stopping homelessness before it starts and making sure no one returns to it, so everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community.
Youth homelessness remains a pressing issue in the UK, affecting more than 118,000 young people every year. Evidence collected in surveys by AKT and others suggests a disproportionately high number of the LGBTQ+ community will be reflected in these statistics. However, Depaul UK’s own data is lower than these estimates. This report seeks to understand the gap.
Facing homelessness in her final year of medical school, Rose found support through Depaul UK. Today she's a doctor with a home of her own.
Marina, a 24-year-old care leaver, is, with the help of our staff, rebuilding her life in our supported accommodation for young people with complex mental health needs.
Forced to flee Afghanistan alone as a boy, Chris has turned hardship into drive – excelling in cricket, thriving at college and building a new life with the support of our staff and services.
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young people supported across our services
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safe nights provided by the Nightstop network
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young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness provided with targeted support
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