The Homeless

Savvy_Sue

Mr Humperdinck, the help given to 18-25 year olds can be patchy, and these days there are various cut-off points for different services.

I don't know how long ago this happened, and I'm sorry you didn't get any help and support, also that you appear to have no friends now. I fear that if the same thing happened today the outcome might be the same, but if the police were aware that an under 16 year old had been thrown out of home and was riding the night buses then in theory they should be taking action and notifying Social Services. I don't know if that would have given you a happier outcome.

there are some charities which work specifically with young people (generally 16 - 25) who are having difficulties with housing, but again provision is patchy.

Ianna

Mr Humperdinck your post reads a little like a dig, I'm not sure if you mean it that way but in response to your questions the best place to ask for help now as a young person would be connexions where a fully trained member of staff would help you find housing (as homeless you'd be classed as high risk and so would be a high priority for them). Regarding the CAB[/url they can be hit and miss because they're volunteers rather than paid staff (and so frequently less well trained or experienced) although they can be absolutely excellent. Welfare wise, the law changes every 5 minutes as far as I can tell and it's so easy to slip through the cracks: best thing to do is see your CAB or Connexions and if they don't find you something see a different member of staff just incase the first one you saw wasn't very good.

I'm not sure what your comment here meant

You mention that you have no family in your post and from a quick glance of your previous posts I see that you seem to be leading a happy life and your interests include shortbread, sponsored runs , charity fundraising , walnuts and carbon footprint . I didn't notice any posts suggesting that you are disadvantaged in any way

I'm not sure if you mean I should bring it up in every post like "Hi guys I want to start knitting where should I start btw my ex beat and raped me and I was homeless" or maybe "Does anyone know a good shortbread recipe PS once I was so poor I had to go 4 days without eating anything". I do actually share my story with a number of websites, in stalls in my local city centre and when relevant in my day to day life I just don't let something that happened 10 years ago hurt me or needlessly surface all the time. I do a lot of charity work because I'm always aware of where I came from and who I left behind - I know I'm so lucky that my life worked out OK. I know that 2 women a week are killed by their partner and I'm so, so lucky to be alive and as cliched as it sounds I treasure every day.

mary43

I'm a foster carer for teenagers and they are often let down by the very system that is supposed to care for them once they leave. We;ve had many of them back with us when they could find nowhere to live. Our local council are useless, the kids have to leave at 18 and private landlords don't want to know at that age. They prefer someone just that bit older. The only other option has been hostels miles away from where we are so the kids then lose contact with friends they've made who, in many cases, replace the family they may have 'lost'.
Work can be hard to find in rural areas, JSA isn't exactly a fortune to live on.
I can't believe the nasty comments that have been made about people in this situation.
Thank goodness there are some kind hearted people on this thread. Bless you for that