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Welfare Reform, Homelessness and the Research Time-Lag

Emma Jackson | Posted 25.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Emma Jackson

It is highly unlikely that cutting off benefits would stop all desperate young people leaving intolerable domestic circumstances. In places like London, we could expect to see an increase in youth street homelessness. Meanwhile, those who do stay at home and are at risk from their own families or peers would be left stuck in an unsafe situation.