The development of a National Care Offer to ensure councils offer a consistent standard of financial and housing support to care leavers is among a raft of recommendations made by an influential group of MPs. The measures are needed to “fix children’s social care and restore care leaver life chances”, according to the Education Committee report published today (10 July). As described by the Department for Education in evidence to the committee, care leavers have “some of the worst long-term life outcomes in society across health, housing, education and employment”. Read more.
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