Question follow-through · 64627

Care Leavers: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support Surrey County Council to deliver more housing for care leavers to improve Education, Employment and Training opportunities.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
2 Jul 2025
Target answer date
4 Jul 2025
Answer
16 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support Surrey County Council to deliver more housing for care leavers to improve Education, Employment and Training opportunities.

  2. 4 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The government is committed to improving support for care leavers. Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we are placing a new duty on local authorities to provide ‘Staying Close’ support to care leavers up to age 25 where their welfare requir...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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