CASE Special Events
Co-hosted by LSE Housing and Communities (CASE) and the LSE Homelessness Initiative
Homelessness in London: Why youth homelessness needs its own solution
Tania Burchardt (CASE, LSE), Alicia Walker (Shelter), Ellie Benton (LSE Housing and Communities), Meghan Roach (New Horizon Youth Centre)
Thursday 07 November 2024 18:30 - 20:00
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About this event
This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024, taking place from 19 October to 9 November with events across the UK.
An estimated 20,000 young people in London were experiencing homelessness, or were at risk of homelessness, in 2022/23. This represents a 10% increase compared to 2021/22, with a similar trend seen nationally. Crucially, estimates suggest that 48% of all young people experiencing homelessness do not contact their local authority, or face barriers in doing so. The event will explore why youth homelessness in London has increased; the special needs of young people experiencing homelessness; the challenges for London’s local authorities and voluntary organisations in addressing these issues; and proposals for helping solve the problem of youth homelessness.
Ellie Benton is a Research Officer at LSE’s Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE). Ellie leads on qualitative research across a range of topics impacting low-income communities. Recently, Ellie worked with CASE colleagues Laura Lane and Ruby Russell, in partnership with New Horizon Youth Centre, on research exploring the barriers young people experiencing homelessness face in accessing local authority support.
Alicia (Lily) Walker is Assistant Director of Advocacy and Activism at Shelter. Previously, Lily was Head of Policy, Research, and Campaigns at Centrepoint and held roles at HM Treasury and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. She is a trustee at The Connection at St Martin’s and Chair of the Board at the women's refugee support organisation the Routes Collective.
Meghan Roach is Director of Operations at New Horizon Youth Centre, a day centre for young people experiencing homelessness based in Kings Cross. Meghan oversees New Horizon’s core frontline services across Rough Sleeping, Housing, Health, Youth Work and Youth Justice. She also leads on safeguarding and spearheaded their operational refocusing during the pandemic and the piloting of London’s first youth-specific emergency accommodation.
Dr Tania Burchardt is Associate Director of LSE’s Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), Deputy Director of STICERD, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy at LSE.
The event is rescheduled from June 2024.
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The CASE team, Email: case@lse.ac.uk.