Eight months after publication, the government responded to the review with Stable Homes, Built on Love – a package of proposals with an investment of £200 million over a two-year period. Although there are some good things in there, such as an increase in the Leaving Care Grant allowance, from £2,000 to £3,000, it’s clear that anything that falls £2.4 billion short of what the review called for is not going to scratch the surface.
So, one year on, as part of the #ItsOurCare campaign, we joined up with other children’s charities to take 10 young care-experienced people to meet Claire Coutinho, minister for children, families and wellbeing, to deliver a card with messages from young people and to discuss how this ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity for radical change was progressing.
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