Care Leavers: Universal Credit - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 2:56 pm ar 13 Mai 2024.

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Photo of Lord Laming Lord Laming Chair, Accommodation Steering Group Committee 2:56, 13 Mai 2024

My Lords, the Minister will well understand that, sad to say, the vast majority of care leavers leave care much younger than 25. It must be really rather frightening to find themselves in that situation at a young age, often with few educational qualifications and little to rely on in terms of future employment prospects. Does he agree that we as a state have a responsibility for those children who have been in public care, and therefore that we need to do everything we can to support them at a critical stage in their lives?