MP’s call for B&B ban for transitioning care leavers
Young care leavers should be offered a decent place to stay and not be put up in “unsuitable” accommodation like bed and breakfasts, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.
Read MoreYoung care leavers should be offered a decent place to stay and not be put up in “unsuitable” accommodation like bed and breakfasts, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.
Read MoreCare leavers may feel isolated well into adulthood and some have difficulty talking about their childhood, even to close friends and family. To help care leavers overcome these difficulties, the
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of children, young people, people with disabilities, people with mental health problems, older people and homeless people are segregated in institutions and suffer the life-long impact of
Read MoreScottish 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
Read MoreThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety today published a statistical bulletin summarising information on young care leavers aged 16 to 18 in Northern Ireland who left care
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