Housing & Homelessness Education & Young People 2024
St Basils

St Basils Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023-24

St Basils is the largest regional youth homelessness organisation in England, working with young people aged 16-25 across Birmingham and the West Midlands. In 2023-24, 3,718 young people sought assistance across 49 sites and 613 units of accommodation. Operating as a Psychologically Informed Environment since 2011, St Basils delivers holistic support spanning emergency accommodation, Youth Hubs, the award-winning Live and Work scheme, family mediation and national Youth Voice programmes.

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📋About

Emergency accommodation and Nightstop; longer-stay supported accommodation (up to 2 years); Birmingham Youth Hub; Solihull and Coventry Youth Hubs; floating support; supported lodgings; Live and Work scheme (affordable accommodation for young apprentices and workers); family mediation; move-on accommodation; Youth Voice programme; PIE training and consultancy; employability programmes

📊Key Metrics

3,718 young people aged 16-25 sought assistance from St Basils in 2023-24 Key Metric 1
613 units of accommodation across 49 sites in Birmingham, Coventry, Sandwell, Solihull, Warwickshire and North Worcestershire Key Metric 2
2,491 young people referred to the Birmingham Youth Hub — the single point of referral for commissioned providers across the city Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 84% of young people in Birmingham who moved on did so in a planned, positive way; 96% in North Worcestershire and Solihull; 91% in Warwickshire; 90% in Coventry
  • 39 young people in the Live and Work scheme — all working and none claiming welfare benefits; 54 new self-contained apartments completed at Youth Village in Sandwell for young workers
  • 1,614 young people received direct support; 1,034 lived in St Basils accommodation; 152 young people supported through Family Mediation in Sandwell with 71 remaining in the family home

📍Geography

West Midlands

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