While the types of support services children receive, such as housing, are clearly inadequate, for young adults after their eighteenth birthday they are all but non-existent.
We have concerns around the proposed changes to housing benefit for young people due to come into force next April, particularly the ruling that under-35s will only be entitled to a single room in a shared house.
For many young people who have been caught up in the cycle of disadvantage this is not appropriate. Vulnerable young people trying to get their lives back on track require intense, practical support to help them make this transition. We will save the state money by investing in such services for children and young adults.
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