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Tairāwhiti is one of the worst areas for housing deprivation, the study by the Coalition to End Women's Homelessness found.

A community advocate in Tairāwhiti says many young people in her area do not know what it is like to have a roof over their head.

A study by the Coalition to End Women's Homelessness found that over 1000 young people in Gisborne did not have a proper home.

The area is one of the worst for housing deprivation, the study found.