Care leavers and benefits: Giving good advice leaflet
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Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) have produced a factsheet explaining the special benefit rules affecting some young care leavers.

Many 16 and 17-year-olds who have been ‘looked after away from home’ by the local authority cannot get income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or housing benefit. Instead, the local authority which last looked after them is responsible for providing financial support.

Local authorities often refer to this help as after-care, after-care services, or leaving care service

Read the special benefit rules affecting some young care leavers on the CPAG website:
http://www.cpag.org.uk/content/care-leavers-and-benefits-giving-good-advice?dm_i=5MH,21ESU,6YUWJQ,7CEIX,1