Homeless chariity launches app to monitor "sofa surfers"
The true number of young homeless people in the North East could be higher than predicted.
The true number of young homeless people in the North East could be higher than predicted.
That's because of things like 'sofa surfing' - which means many young people in the region don’t realise they are classed as homeless, because they are not sleeping rough.
The charity Centre Point is now developing the Youth Homelessness Databank - which tracks and monitors people, who move from place to place.
The Google funded two-year project is building two key digital tools – a database and an app.
It will collate, measure and display youth homelessness data from multiple sources to give a better idea of why and how young people become homeless.
The App for web or mobile app being co-designed will be for users to share stories and monitor those who use the Centre Point service.