New statistics have revealed 341 young people aged 25 years old and under, were seen sleeping rough in London between July and September 2025 – a decrease of 22% on the same quarter last year.

However, the number of young people sleeping on the city’s streets has still not fallen below levels seen in 2023, when 309 were sleeping rough.

Overall, 4711 people were seen sleeping rough between July and September 2025 – a 1.4% decrease on the previous year.

This data is derived from the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN), a multi-agency database funded by the Greater London Authority (GLA), which records information about rough sleepers and the wider street population in London.  

Dr Lisa Doyle, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Centrepoint, said: “There are still far too many young people sleeping on our capital’s streets.

“While it’s clear that City Hall is working hard to address the crisis and it’s encouraging to see the number of young people sleeping rough decrease, more work must be done to ensure this is not a one-off.

“The government must publish its homelessness strategy as a matter of urgency if we are going to have any chance of achieving the goal of ending rough sleeping and homelessness altogether.”

However, these statistics only reflect the surface when it comes to the scale of homelessness in the capital – many more young people could be experiencing hidden homelessness, sofa surfing or trapped in unstable accommodation.

According to Centrepoint’s latest Youth Homelessness Databank, 14,885 young people in London presented themselves to their council as homeless or at risk of homelessness between 2023 and 2024.

Yet recent research from the charity has revealed that some councils across England have been illegally turning away young people when they ask for support.

Under the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA), everyone approaching their local authority because they are homeless or at risk of homelessness should receive an assessment.

However, between August 2024 and July 2025, Centrepoint’s Helpline received 449 calls from young people who had been denied a homelessness assessment and/or support by a local authority