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Councils must support care-experienced young people, says report 11/07/2025 More funding is required to improve early intervention services for children’s social care, says Education Committee.
New social housing criteria to support vulnerable groups 20/06/2025 A change in housing rules is set to improve access to social housing for care leavers under 25 and domestic abuse survivors.
LGA: Care leavers should get council tax exemption 04/11/2024 Care leavers should be exempt from paying council tax to help give them financial stability when they leave care, local authority leaders have said.
Government falling 'woefully short' on supported housing 10/11/2023 Vulnerable people are increasingly provided with poor quality supported housing and suffer ‘significant, detrimental’ impacts due to inadequate support, a report has found.

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