Sharon was supported by our services, and now she's a social worker and a volunteer with our Policy team. She's sharing the ways she wants Liz Truss to help homeless young people in her first 100 days as Prime Minister. Read a snippet below. ⬇️ 'Liz Truss must remember a group that are too often forgotten when a government makes decisions about who to support and how – vulnerable young people. As someone who has experienced homelessness and now works as a support worker in London, I am also volunteering for Centrepoint, the charity that supported me, as a policy researcher to campaign for change. During the start of the pandemic the Government introduced a £20 uplift to Universal Credit. This meant that young people had enough money for food and other bills, which was a great help. However, within the past year, the Government removed this vital uplift, leaving one in three vulnerable young people to go a whole day without food due to lack of money. Centrepoint’s recent research found that 62 per cent of homeless young people do not have access to a healthy diet, which is needed for normal growth and development. I was homeless in 2016, and the monthly Universal Credit amount of £250 was simply not enough to eat enough nutritious food or look after myself properly. This is what’s known as food poverty – and it led to me having health issues, such as low iron levels. I don’t want young people today to go through what I, and so many others, have experienced. No one deserves to experience food poverty - the Government needs to improve the social security system for young people. Struggling on a low income damaged my mental health. I couldn’t cook healthy meals and I found it difficult to manage a monthly budget. Centrepoint helped end the cycle of homelessness for me - I received diet support, therapy and learnt how to budget. But not everyone receives this kind of support. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) should provide budgeting support to young people who need it and offer the choice for fortnightly payments too.' Continued in the comments. 👇