Although those living in temporary homeless accommodation will be exempt from the regulations, there could be further impacts when young people move on from temporary accommodation:
In Scotland, 28% of homeless applications in 2015-16 were made by young people aged 18-24. Although the new regulations exempt young people who are in temporary accommodation, there is a risk that when these young people are offered permanent accommodation, they will struggle to afford it and ultimately be unable to sustain the tenancy, thus falling back into a spiral of homelessness.