In Their Own Words 2024 – Support After 21 & 25 Years of Age 

In June 2024, over 200 care experienced individuals from around the UK took part in our “In Their Own Words Survey”. The survey was coproduced with the Young People’s Benchmarking Forum (YPBMF) and contained questions on 5 key themes, chosen as priority areas by care experienced young people.  Support After 21 & 25 years of age for care experienced individuals was one of the areas we decided to go back to explore in the survey.   

Our reports have been co-produced with our YPBMF Champions and Legends (care experienced volunteers) who have shared their views on the responses to survey.  

Reece YPBMF Legend “I turn 25 soon and my PA and leaving care team have all reassured me that they aren’t washing their hands of me, this gives me a sense of security. Not everyone has that, but everyone should have that. …I don’t think most people would kick their child out at 21 or even 25. Remember that we are human, and a lot of us have experienced trauma …”  

Read the full “In Their Own Words – In Their Own Words – Support after 21 & 25 years report

You can watch YPBMF presenting some of the key findings at our “In Their Own Words Takeover” Event from July 2024 here In Their Own Words 2024: Cost of Living Video | National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum  

And finally, our YPBMF Champions & Legends have recorded a Top Tips for Care Experienced Individuals which were shared in the survey which you can view here https://youtu.be/Me2a-MGg1xs?si=t603odgdveCG9mGv  

Read more about ITOW here Blog: In Their Own Words Takeover | National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum