Research by youth charity coalition Access All Areas, which is made up of Barnardo's, The Care Leavers' Association, The Prince's Trust and The Who Cares? Trust, found that care leavers want better housing, employment training, and financial support.
They also want the government to extend the age at which care leavers can access child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) past the current cut-off age of 18, and for health services and leaving care services to be integrated.
The findings came from the responses of 50 young people.
In addition to wanting support extended to the age of 25 to all care leavers regardless of whether they are in education or not, they also want more work experience opportunities to be offered in schools and more councils to offer apprenticeships to care leavers.
Javed Khan, chief executive of Barnardo's said: "Young people who've left care and are taking their first steps into adult life have sent a clear message to the government. They want more help, and for longer."
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