While homelessness might conjure up the image of someone bedding down in a shop doorway, the reality is that they are the minority. Thousands of people live in temporary accommodation supplied by local authorities. Others have called on the council for help to avoid becoming homeless.

But those are just the cases we know about. There’s also another group of people experiencing homelessness who have fallen through the cracks. Out of sight, out of mind. They may be bunking with friends, sleeping on families’ sofas, sleeping in cars parked out of sight. People who find themselves in this position may not even consider themselves homeless.

It’s a situation that young people are particularly vulnerable to and minority groups, such as people in the LGBTQ+ community , are also more likely t

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