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More priority needed: youth homelessness and legislative change

By: Shelter Scotland
Published: December 2005

More priority needed: youth homelessness and legislative change

Young people are particularly vulnerable to homelessness and its consequences. Young people from households on low incomes are at even greater risk. Through discussions with young people about their experiences with homelessness, as well as feedback from local authority staff and other service providers, we have explored the extent to which their needs are currently being met.