The analysis, carried out by Alma Economics, examines the cost of services accessed by those with care-experience due to the likelihood of experiencing poorer outcomes in areas including health, mental health, employment and education throughout their lives compared with those who did not have a social worker as a child.
People with care experience are “also more likely to go on to experience homelessness, abuse alcohol, spend time in prison and have shorter lives,” the report states.
The report estimates the societal cost of each child that needs a social worker is at £14,000 a year and up to £720,000 over their lifetime.
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