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Care Leavers: Finance

Commons · Question 13471 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Staying Close funding scheme on prospects of children leaving the care system.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 19 Nov 2024

Within the 2022/23 to 2024/25 financial years, the department is providing £53 million to 47 local authorities and three private providers to deliver the Staying Close programme. The programme supports care leavers to find and maintain move-on accommodati...