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The problem of youth homelessness
Track our progress from community engagement through to opening day in March 2029.
The UK continues to experience a severe housing crisis, driven by rising prices, increasing mortgage rates and a fundamental lack of housing supply.
Research identified a need for 145,000 new affordable homes each year in England till 2031. In 2023/24, just 63,000 were delivered.
The shortage in England has contributed to a significant rise in homelessness. As of December 2024, around 354,000 individuals were recorded as homeless.
The challenge is particularly acute in London, where the number of homeless individuals rose by 12% in a year, around 187,000 people.
Youth homelessness remains a growing concern. Between April 2023 and March 2024, more than 107,000 young people aged 16-24 approached their local authorities as homeless or at risk.
The main causes of youth homelessness include family or friends no longer being willing or able to accommodate (50%), domestic abuse (10%), and the end of assured shorthold tenancies (6%).
For us, family conflict is a majority cause, with many young people experiencing trauma and abuse in a post Covid-19 environment.
We house 396 young people every night across 3 sites in London, but at any one time we are unable to help around 60 other young people.
Track our progress from community engagement through to opening day in March 2029.
Our Proposed Accommodation
- Ca 170 bedrooms in shared 'cluster' flats with kitchens and ensuite bathrooms
- 10% fully accessible accommodation
- 15% designed as Move On accommodation
- Shared kitchens with individual lockable fridge and cupboard
- Residents lounge
- Laundrette, bike & bin storage
- Full environmental benefits of a new building and the associated energy efficiencies
- Shared, communal and meeting spaces, with potential for community spaces
- Improved landscaped outdoor spaces
Expected Impact
- 13,000 homeless experienced young people helped over 60 years
- A safe space for young people who have experienced trauma
- Self-respect, dignity and a heightened confidence for young people
- Young people back into meaningful engagement through education, training and employment
- Social skills embedded
- Enhanced cohesion between young people and the Crouch End community
- Spaces for the local community to meet and engage
- Enhanced environmental impact
