UK government aims to halve care-leaver homelessness measure
The target covers the quarterly proportion of care leavers aged 18–24 in England owed homelessness help by councils, with the government aiming to halve it by 2029/30.
Loading… Բեռնվում է…
The target covers the quarterly proportion of care leavers aged 18–24 in England owed homelessness help by councils, with the government aiming to halve it by 2029/30.
The UK government has pledged to halve the quarterly proportion of care leavers aged 18–24 in England who are owed homelessness help by their local councils by 2029/30. The government estimates the current proportion at 2% each quarter.
The target follows an August government-commissioned review that found people leaving care in England often lose significant support when they turn 18. It described that loss as a “care cliff” that needed to be addressed.
Official data show that more than 6,000 households with a care leaver aged 18–24 are owed homelessness support by councils, the Press Association said in a report carried by The Guardian.
The review found that young adults who had left care had a death rate around 4 times that of the general population. It examined all care-leaver death notifications in 2025, selected representative young people for more detailed exploration and identified loneliness, readiness for adulthood, declining support and the workforce helping young people transition to adulthood among its main themes. Supported accommodation was one of its proposed areas for change.
Children’s minister Josh MacAlister said too many care leavers enter adulthood without a strong support network. He said the government was focusing children’s social care on lasting relationships and expanding support to help care leavers have a home.
The action plan sets a target for the end of the current Parliament; it does not itself establish that the proportion has fallen or that support has been delivered.
The account does not specify funding or detailed implementation measures for reaching the target.
The federal government plans to provide the funding to the German Swimming Association over four years to help more young children get lessons.
2 min
Under the government-approved pilot, 200 trainees who earn the required points will receive certificates to apply for up to AMD 2 million each, subject to bank assessment and approval. Applications opened on 9 November and close on 15 December.
2 min
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan says the third-country customs obstacle has been removed, although goods still travel through Georgia and the Armenia–Turkey border remains closed.
1 min