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But researchers said with the right support network children can ‘beat the odds to succeed in school, at work and in family life’.
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
Data shows a rise in young people being assessed as homeless, or threatened with homelessness, after leaving care
The number of care leavers who experience or are threatened by homelessness has increased by a third since 2018, according to figures released by care charity Become.
The number of care leavers aged 18 – 20 facing homelessness has risen more than three times as fast as the overall number of households facing homelessness.