Originally posted on UNEMPLOYED IN TYNE & WEAR:
Bedroom tax and benefit reform have been
blamed for a rise in youth homelessness as parents struggle to
accommodate their children.
A survey published this week found the
primary cause of youth homelessness in the region was parents no longer
being willing to house their older children.
Youth homelessness is continuing to increase in the region according to the third annual survey conducted by Youth Homelessness North East (YHNE) and published this week.
North-East local authorities are seeing at least one homeless young person a day, the research suggests.
Each month, hundreds of youngsters
approach their local authorities for help after finding themselves
homeless – mostly because of family breakdown.
The issue has been linked to changes in the benefit system as well as overcrowding, abuse and financial difficulties.
Bedroom tax, benefit sanctions and the
introduction of universal credit are having a significant impact on the
region’s young people, according…
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