The number of care leavers entering higher education has risen over the last couple of years by about a fifth - but the financial support local authorities provide to help fulfil these aspirations has fallen sharply, according to a CYP Now investigation.
Freedom of information requests were submitted to all England's 152 top-tier local authorities to build a picture of the educational participation of young people who leave the care system. The results are timed to coincide with this year's National Care Leavers' Week.
Seventy-eight authorities responded to the question regarding the number of care leavers in higher education. The total number in those authorities rose from 920 in 2010/11 to 1,095 in 2012/13 - an increase of 19 per cent.
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