NEWS ROUND-UP
OVER 10,000 LGBT YOUTHS HOMELESS IN THE LAST YEAR
Figures released by the Liberal Democrats on Christmas Day have found that over 10,000 LGBT+ youths were made homeless in 2017. The Guardian reported that figures from 234 councils obtained through a Freedom of Information request found almost 45,000 18 to 24 year olds approached their local authority during 2017. With figures from the Albert Kennedy Trust showing that, of young homeless people in the UK, one in four is LGBT+, it is estimated that around 11,250 of those homeless young people are LGBT+.