The findings highlight a major gap in government data, which fails to accurately reflect the scale of the crisis. LGBTQ+ young people are twice as likely to experience hidden homelessness, such as sofa surfing, squatting, or staying in unsafe accommodation, yet their experiences remain overlooked in mainstream housing services.
- LGBTQ+ people are twice as likely to experience hidden homelessness as their non-LGBTQ+ peers.
- 1 in 4 LGBTQ+ young people have experienced homelessness, compared to the government’s official estimate of just 4%. This rises to 1 in 3 for trans and non-binary young people.
- LGBTQ+ young people from racialised minorities are 50% more likely to experience hidden homelessness than their white counterparts.
- Mainstream housing services are failing LGBTQ+ young people, with 50% of those coming to akt reporting poor experiences elsewhere.
