Young and on the streets: Number of under-35s rough sleeping on the rise in Singapore


Rough sleepers younger than 35 tend to be elusive and are not as easy to identify as the older ones because they do not sleep on the streets. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: At 17, Jemina (not her real name) packed her bags and left home.

After her father died and her mother remarried, the house no longer felt safe to her. There was often no food at home for her after school or during holidays, and she would stay in her room.

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