Question follow-through · 13470

Care Leavers: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to continue funding the Staying Close programme after April 2025.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
13 Nov 2024
Answer
19 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to continue funding the Staying Close programme after April 2025.

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    This government is committed to providing support for care leavers to ensure they have the practical and emotional support they need as they move towards independence. The department is currently providing £23 million this financial year for 47 local auth...

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