Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 95806
Foster Care: Care Leavers
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Question
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum age for post-foster care arrangements to age 25.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe government is committed to supporting care leavers as they transition to independence.Staying Put enables care leavers to prepare for independence more gradually in a stable and secure family setting. It enables young people to continue living with th...
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