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This essay critically discusses the social issue of homelessness and its impact on young people and will show by the conclusion that there is no need for homelessness in England.
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- Sat Sep 22 2007

... Choose a social issue addressed in the module and critically discuss its impact on young people. This essay critically discusses the social issue of homelessness and its impact on young people and will show by the conclusion that there is no need for homelessness in England. First to be addressed is who are the homeless or classified as homeless within the Housing Legislation Act and the Local Authorities acceptance of 'deserving' or 'undeserving' homeless and what underpins this and why. Next to be discussed is the problem of having to be in 'priority need', the underlying causes and push factors of young homeless people. Then the essay will highlight that the statistics are problematic in reflecting the actual figures measuring homeless young people in England. Additionally, the official statistics on homelessness are not only inadequate because they do not provide an actual count of applications or do not qualify as














