One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds

One-off £2,000 cash grant gives care leavers head start, study finds

Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say.

‘I left the care system with little support – but £2,000 changed everything’

Young people who received the no-strings-attached cash payment were more likely to be in stable housing and less likely to be sofa-surfing

Council care leavers benefit from UTCs, study finds

Delivering an unconditional cash transfer (UTC) to young people leaving council care could help them secure stable housing, research has revealed.

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here's what happened next

The UK-first trial gave 99 care leavers a one-off cash lump sum to see if it prevented them from falling into homelessness