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Boy, 16, forced to live in a tent

Homeless people sleeping
Homeless people sleeping

Failures by two councils led to a homeless 16-year-old boy being forced to spend nine months living in a tent and having to sell his belongings to survive, an inquiry has found.

Kent County Council and Dover District Council have been criticised by local government ombudsman Anne Seex for their "inexcusable" handling of the teenager's case. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%