It costs the charity money to dispose of unsellable items.

Please enter our shops during opening hours (09:30am - 5pm) and hand your donations over to a worker. They will inspect the items before accepting them.

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The scale and complexity of the problem point to the need for a response from the government to address both the needs of rough sleepers and the underlying causes of homelessness.

These figures were released by the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN).

The rise has been attributed to a number of factors, including expensive rents, increased evictions, and significant cuts to support services.

A total of 19 young people under 18 were recorded sleeping rough in 2025 — up from 13 in 2023/24. There is a legal obligation for local authorities to house anyone under 18 who become homeless.

These statistics are concerning. No young person should face homelessness.

This is an alarming increase, and it shows the crisis is not improving. Each person represents someone who is affected by rising rents, lack of support, and broken systems.

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With half of the LGBTQ+ youth who seek support from akt reporting negative experiences with other housing providers, the research underscores a systemic failure to address a rising issue.

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Many of these youths become homeless due to family rejection, abuse, or discrimination. Their reliance on informal and unstable accommodations means they are often invisible to mainstream services.
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The report shows that 1 in 4 LGBTQ+ youth have experienced some form of homelessness, with rates even higher for trans and non-binary individuals. These statistics are underrepresented in official government statistics, which estimate youth homelessness at just 4%.

The study reveals that LGBTQ+ young people are twice as likely to experience hidden forms of homelessness—such as sofa surfing, squatting, or staying in unsafe environments—compared to non-LGBTQ+ people.

Without a long-term strategy to reduce the reliance on expensive private rentals, the council will continue to spend tens of millions annually to house people struggling with homelessness.

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While some refurbishment work is underway, progress so far is slow. Critics argue that Lambeth’s focus on estate demolitions and regeneration schemes—rather than building or restoring social housing—has made the problem worse.

There are over 1,000 vacant council homes in the borough of Lambeth , with about 60 empty properties on the Central Hill estate, alongside hundreds more owned by housing associations and thousands in the private sector.

Despite this growing crisis, the council faces criticism for failing to make better use of its existing housing stock.

This increase reflects rising demand and competition among councils for limited housing stock. Lambeth now supports around 1 in 30 of all UK households in temporary accommodation and received 5,500 new homelessness applications last year alone.

On the 17th of June, following a legal battle with one of the estate's tenants, the High Court decided that Lambeth Council's actions were lawful. Though their actions are technically legal, they are unethical.

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Lambeth Council claimed they are privately rented the homes, despite Homes for Lambeth (HfL), a council housing company, actually being in charge of managing the homes.