Our new pilot study has revealed striking insights into the young people who sleep rough in London. Conducted with support from London Councils, across Camden, Lambeth, and Bromley, the Young People’s Rough Sleeping Census report provides valuable insights into the experiences of 40 young Londoners aged 18-25 who answered a survey about sleeping rough in the previous three months.
Key Findings:
- More young people could be sleeping rough than official statistics suggest – as more than a quarter of those surveyed (28%) had slept rough in London but were not recorded in official data.
- Nearly half (44 per cent) of young people across the three boroughs reported they had slept rough for more than 30 nights during the three months of this year (between April – July 2024).
- 80% of respondents identified as non-White, with Black African being the most common ethnicity represented.
- Six young people disclosed that they had been younger than 18 when they first experienced rough sleeping.
- The most common type of housing young people had left before becoming homeless was asylum accommodation.
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Read the full report and the learnings from undertaking the census.
Young People’s Census Pilot – Full Report
Learnings from undertaking the Young People’s Census
