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...