What are the key features of the strategy?
The strategy, which was published on 29 October, sets out the steps the government is taking across departments to support care leavers to live independently once they have left their placements. While the strategy does not seek to cover all the challenges care leavers may experience, it addresses difficulties arising in the main areas of concern: education, employment, financial support, health, housing, justice system and on-going support.
Why was the strategy adopted?
The government estimates that 10,000 young people aged between 16 and 18 leave care in England each year, after which they often experience a disrupted and unstable transition into adult life. The care leaver strategy therefore aims to develop an integrated framework of support for care leavers across the areas in which they are most likely to encounter difficulties.
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