About youth homelessness Homelessness is more common than people realise and can take many forms. Our information for young people and parents aims to: give housing advice help you learn about homelessness including legislation prevent youth homelessness. If you're a young person who is homeless, or threatened with homelessness, you can ask us for help. Support for care leavers If you’re a care leaver and looking for support, there's help available. Find support available for care leavers Housing options If you're aged 16 to 18 and have been asked to leave home, there is help you can access locally. If you're unable to return home, you can get support with your accommodation. If you're homeless Approaching children's services Approaching housing options If you're being asked to leave or not yet homeless If you're being threatened Joint Housing Assessment About youth homelessness Our commitment is to keep families together wherever possible as long as it is safe and best for the child. Homelessness at a young age should be avoided if possible. Reasons for family relationship breakdowns Help to repair breakdowns Support available Our duty Local councils have power and responsibilities under certain sections of the homelessness code. About Section 17 Support under Section 17 About Section 20 Support under Section 20 Where to get help tonight Housing advice Sofa surfing Staying with extended family Supported accommodation Shared accommodation Private accommodation Social housing Support services Barnardos Clarion Medway Support Service Centrepoint Shelter Youth support services Employment and benefit advice Benefit advice Extra help paying for rent Employment advice Housing benefit Information, advice and guidance service Money advice and support Universal Credit Health and wellbeing Turning Point Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service Community support groups Loneliness support Medway health and wellbeing services Mental health support Young people's emotional wellbeing
Support for care leavers If you’re a care leaver and looking for support, there's help available. Find support available for care leavers
