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University application fees for care leavers to be scrapped by Ucas

Those who have been in care who are applying to start university in autumn 2027 will have the fee waived

The Independent UK

Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade

Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many

The Guardian - UK

Winter Appeal: How Switchback is helping homeless ex-offenders get on their feet

Switchback is one of a group of organisations being funded by a £50,000 grant from our Winter Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief, A Place to Call Home

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‘Appalling’ that care leavers are more likely to end up homeless, says charity

Become has called on the Government to move quickly on its vow to give those leaving care ‘the security they deserve’.

The Independent UK

Two in five children in care are placed outside their local authority – here’s why that's a problem

Since June 2022, a series of BBC investigations have made shocking revelations about terrible abuse and malpractice in a number of children’s homes run by the Hesley Group in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Among other things, the reports describe instances of physical assaults and psychological abuse on vulnerable children by staff.

The Conversation

Outsourced care means more children being moved further away – study

Oxford University research reveals 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the corporate takeover of care

The Guardian - UK

Children in care being moved miles from their local area, charity warns

Become said that a lack of suitable places in the local area means more children are being moved far away when it is not in their best interests.

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Children in care moved home over Christmas period at rate of almost 80 a day

A charity said the figures reveal the ‘shocking and upsetting’ scale of instability faced by looked-after youngsters over the festive season.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Ofsted asks staff from private care firms to inspect children’s homes

Recruits in pilot scheme have been taken from chains in charge of facilities deemed unsatisfactory

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