At York St John we are committed to supporting students who are Care Leavers or estranged from their families. We provide support throughout the whole of your journey, from application to graduation, ...

Eligibility for some of this support depends on the timing and duration of your period in care. Detailed information about the support we can provide to both care leavers and care experienced students ...

Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome understands. At a recent meeting of the Labour ...

Sheffield City Council’s finance policy committee will next Monday (December 16) discuss a proposal that would reduce the council tax for care leavers aged between 18 and 21 from April 2025.

Figures show that over a third of London’s care leavers aged 17-21 are not in employment, education or training (NEET). 1 A care leaver is defined as a young person aged 16-25 who is or was “looked ...

Care leavers are about nine times more likely to not be in education, training or employment when they enter adulthood, according to Plymouth City Council, which has launched a campaign to help ...

The service provides support for children in care and care leavers, as well as those who need help and protection. Inspectors found that Croydon children's services have "improved in most areas" since ...

A care leaver is someone who spent time in the care of a local authority when they were a child, with foster families, in residential homes or other arrangements outside of their own family. Vanessa ...

A CARE leaver nurse is to be struck off and another disciplined following a misconduct hearing. Elizabeth Gilmartin and Nicola East both breached professional boundaries between July 13 ...

"When you turn 18 and you're in the system, you are being pushed out. "Care leavers don't get quality support to understand the realities of the world. "So we will support young people with ...

“We recognise the challenges care leavers face as they move out of the care system and are working closely with Department for Education to ensure care leavers can access the right ...