The charity’s latest projects to end youth homelessness, many of which will be funded by the RICS Pledge150 campaign, will support young people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In total the RICS-supported projects will create 161 bedspaces, of which 60 will be directly funded by Pledge150.

In Scotland, YMCA Glenrothes provides emergency 24-hour support in hostels, and floating support in move on houses and flats, for a range of vulnerable young people. It also runs homelessness prevention help, including budgeting, mental health, teen parenting support and peer education programmes.

LandAid’s £11,865 grant will help fund the renovation of a three-bed terraced house or flat to create three new bed spaces for young people to move on to when ready to leave charity’s fully supported hostel.

In partnership with Fife Council, the charity plans to provide training and volunteering opportunities for local unemployed people during the building work.

The young tenants will receive personal and wide-ranging support from an individual case worker, which focuses on achieving positive outcomes for each young person’s emotional, health, financial, learning and other personal needs.

The other projects across the UK include:

London

Evolve Housing and Support: £75,000 will help fund a modular construction project to provide new high-quality, affordable accommodation for families and individuals in housing need, including 19 young people. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

South East

Porchlight: £45,000 will help renovate a derelict building to create three double-bed studio flats for young prison leavers who would otherwise be homeless. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

South West

Young Devon: £17,050 will support a renovation project to create a one-bed training flat, and also help fund a new build project to create four self-contained one-bed ‘pods’ for young people. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

East of England

Hope into Action: £68,000 will help renovate three empty properties to create 12 emergency bed spaces in shared houses for young people, with 24-hour floating support. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

West Midlands

St Basils: £75,000 will help renovate 24 self-contained flats and 24 studio apartments to upgrade the utilities and energy efficiency of shared accommodation for young people. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

East Midlands

Hope Community Services: £50,000 will help convert and renovate the charity’s current offices to create eight new one-bed ‘move on’ flats for young people. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

Yorkshire and Humber

St George’s Crypt: £30,000 will help convert a workshop into a two-bed house for young people who have come through the charity’s drug and alcohol rehab services.

North East

Humankind: £60,000 will help renovate five empty properties to create 10 new bed spaces of high-quality, affordable housing for young people in housing need. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

North West

Whitehaven Community Trust: £27,840 will help renovate 11 existing bedrooms in a hostel for young people, as well as creating a new bedroom and bathroom.

Scotland

YMCA Glenrothes: £11,865 will renovate a three-bed empty terraced house or flat to create a shared home for young people who are ready to leave the charity’s fully supported hostel. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

Wales

The Wallich: £75,000 will renovate and develop a multi-use Hub for key services while creating five self-contained bed spaces for young people with complex needs. This project will be funded by Pledge150.

Northern Ireland

Simon Communities NI: £50,000 will help renovate and extend emergency accommodation to create a multi-purpose shared living space and improvements to 10 one-bed flats. This project will be funded by Pledge150.