A report by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner highlights how local authorities are having to fund housing and care for unaccompanied asylum seeking children after they turn 18 because other state support has been withdrawn due to asylum applications being rejected. The report, based on interviews with young people aged 21 to 25, reveals that many live in a “limbo state” unable to return to their country of origin or claim benefits in the UK resulting in them becoming destitute, turning to crime or working illegally. Local authorities consider unaccompanied asylum seeking children as looked-after children, and are required to offer support under their post-care responsibilities.
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