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Ending youth homelessness with Centrepoint

‘From housing and health, to learning and engagement, we aim to help vulnerable young people move on from homelessness and build a future they can believe in.’

— Centrepoint

Over £2.5 million

The amount we’ve raised to help with Centrepoint’s mission to end youth homelessness.

Over 30,000

The number of young people who have accessed Centrepoint services supported by our donations.

Supporting Centrepoint's mission

We believe that no young person in our society should ever be, or be at risk of being homeless. That's why we’ve continued to work with and support Centrepoint; the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, since 2017. With your help, we've raised over £2.5 million so far to support their mission to end youth homelessness.

What is youth homelessness?

There are many reasons why a young person can become homeless, such as family or relationship breakdown, leaving care or escaping violence.

Being homeless means not having a safe place to call home. Rough sleeping is just part of the issue - young people may be sofa surfing with friends, sleeping on buses, or staying in the homes of strangers. These types of homelessness are ‘hidden’ and often not visible to others. When homeless, young people have little choice but to find any shelter they can.

Over 100,000 young people ask for help with homelessness every year. It’s why we believe the work of Centrepoint is so important and aim to do everything we can to support them in their mission.

Stories of those with lived experience of homelessness

Chelsea and Jayden's story: Support from Centrepoint and each other

Chelsea and Jayden have come from the lowest points in their lives to looking forward to their first Christmas together in their own home. Not only did they find each other at Centrepoint, they have both been helped and supported to find the self-belief and confidence they need to live independent lives.

Read Chelsea and Jayden's story

Hash’s story: I feel so confident because of Centrepoint

Hash*, 22, came to the UK 5 years ago after moving from Pakistan. He was finding it hard to balance his university fees and paying for accommodation which left him at risk of homelessness. After reaching out to a friend, he spoke to social services who referred him to Centrepoint. He is now living in his own home, where he loves cooking, working full-time and thinking about long-term career goals.

*Names have been changed to protect young people's identities

Read Hash's story

Read more stories of those with lived experience of homelessness

What are we doing to help?

From sponsoring and supporting Centrepoint events, through to product initiatives, strategic assistance, customer donations, and colleague fundraising efforts, we’re proud to be one of Centrepoint’s longest corporate partnerships, supporting them since 2017. With our efforts, Centrepoint can provide vital support to homeless young people close to our Head Office in Manchester, and across the UK. Together, we will help Centrepoint to end youth homelessness by 2037.

Here are some of the ways that Centrepoint is able to support young people in need, thanks to our partnership:

  • They support over 15,000 young people every year to find suitable housing.
  • They support over 800 young people on any given night at 90 supported housing services across England, and offer a range of holistic support services to help young people on their road to independence.
  • They opened a Manchester branch of their national helpline, which provides crisis support and advice to 16–25 year olds facing homelessness in the area. The national helpline supports over 5,000 young people every year.
  • They run frontline services from a dedicated centre in Manchester. The Co-operative Bank’s support was key in helping bring all services under one roof in 2017, before later transforming the service further in 2022.
  • They were also able to recruit two Co-operative Bank funded roles within the Homelessness Prevention and Relief Services team, delivering even more support to the young people in the city who are rough sleeping, sofa surfing or at risk of homelessness. The team supported around 1,600 young people in Manchester in the 2023/2024 financial year.

Mortgages that make a difference

Did you know, for every eligible mortgage we provide to our customers we give £5 to Centrepoint? Terms apply.

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These donations go towards funding the Centrepoint's Rough Sleeping Service, which provides specialist advice and guidance for young people in Manchester who are sleeping on the streets.

Terms of the donation

New mortgage customer applications and existing mortgage customer product switch applications will be eligible for a £5 donation, on completion of the mortgage or product switch (as the case may be). Transactions relating to existing mortgages including a further advance, porting of an existing mortgage or change of borrower, are not eligible for the Centrepoint charity donation at this time. The Bank will make a payment to Centrepoint quarterly, for eligible completions during the previous quarter.

The £5 donation will be made for each eligible mortgage sold through direct and intermediary channels. The Bank reserves the right to change or withdraw the donation arrangement at any time.

Learn more about Centrepoint

If you want to learn more about Centrepoint or find a way to offer your support, there are so many ways you can get involved.

Find out how you can support Centrepoint

Centrepoint is a registered charity in England and Wales, No. 292411