Source: Found hereA record high of 13,231 people were recorded as sleeping rough in the capital in this year, a 10% increase on the previous year, according to recent figures.
It is said to be the highest ever annual rise, equating to another 3,000 people making the streets their home.
Youth homelessness is of particular concern, with 11% of those rough sleeping in the capital aged 25 and under, figures show.
London Youth Hub, a pan-London youth emergency accommodation centre, said it had been able to keep most residents who had stayed there off the streets permanently - but it was struggling to keep up with demand.
Now coming to the end of his stay, the BBC caught up with him as he was on his way out to a viewing for a studio flat.
⁘Me and my mum were, constantly fighting. We had a broken relationship. So I couldn't live there anymore and I had to get out,⁘ he said.
⁘I was struggling with the grieving process with my dad and they said that they could help me here with that.
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