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'I used to hide my bag in someone's shed so I'd be ready to run away - our care system is broken'

Mirror reporter Matt Roper investigates the wave of private investment directed into cheap housing stock in Blackpool which is making the seaside town the epicentre of for-profit children's care

Scandal over advert reveals care leavers' acute housing challenges

Advert by social housing provider specifying ‘no care leavers’ apply highlights difficulties many young people leaving care face to find a home and why a local authority guarantor scheme is needed, experts say.

How privatisation of foster care turned children into 'gold bars'

Young people in the foster care system are becoming investment opportunities for private equity firms to make serious money .

Children sent to live in boats and caravans as care system 'is overwhelmed'

Increase in number of migrant children living in semi-independent accommodation

The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children placed in semi-independent accommodation has increased by more than 20 per cent over the last four years, latest Department for Education figures show.

King's Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

'We're being forgotten' say young people leaving care as homelessness soars by 33%

A young care leaver has said people like her are being 'forgotten' by authorities after a government report revealed a 33% rise in the numbers being left homeless in just four years

Council confirms tax relief for care leavers

North Devon Council has confirmed that all care leavers living in the area will be exempt from paying council tax until their 25th birthday.

Social Services illegally send boy, 13, to live in caravan 200 miles from family

Children England: Sector pays tribute as charity announces closure

Organisations and professionals supporting children and young people have paid tribute to the work of Children England, the collective body for children’s charities, after it announced its closure due to “financial challenges”.