A report on the potential of extending so-called Staying Put arrangements to children’s homes – put together by the National Children's Bureau (NCB), the Who Cares? Trust and Barnardo's, Action for Children, Together Trust and Loughborough University – calls for government to introduce a new system of wide-ranging support up to the age of 21, because young people in care are split on the best way to extend provision.
The study looked at four different options for young people in residential care:
One in four of young people questioned as part of the study chose the first option, with a further 25 per cent choosing option four (independent living).
Option three (supported lodgings) was backed by 17 per cent of young people, and option two (separate building) was backed by 13 per cent.
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