Clare Mailer from Perth and Kinross Council agreed and said: "In terms of youth homelessness, young home seekers is a much more sort of friendly and acceptable term and I think there is that stigmatisation in terms of homelessness particularly for young persons who have been through the care route".

BBC: Equal Opportunities Committee

Four years ago, Nicole fled the home she shared with an abusive partner and later, after surviving homelessness, landed her current job.

FORBES: Tuesday,

The organisaton had already written to Home Secretary David Blunkett calling for an amnesty and transitional arrangements to save the taxpayer a homelessness bill.

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