Your leaving care worker

By the time you reach 16, you will have a leaving care worker to support you.

You are a care leaver if you were in care for at least 13 weeks, or periods amounting to a total of 13 weeks, which began after reaching the age of 14 and ended after reaching the age of 16.

Before or shortly after your 16th birthday you will have a leaving care worker to support you. Your leaving care worker will be part of the local authority's Youth Support Team. Your leaving care worker can help you find information on things Your leaving care worker By the time you reach 16 you will have a leaving care worker to support you. like housing and health. They will be able to support you with practical tasks such as buying furniture for a new home. They will also be able to put you in touch with other people who can help you.

Your leaving care worker or your existing social worker can support you until you turn 25. Some care leavers feel that they don’t need support and that is fine. If you change your mind or feel like your circumstances have changed you can still contact your leaving care worker. The worker will contact you at least once a year to check if your circumstances have changed and to remind you of the help available to you.

The care leavers team really want you to feel that you have someone to turn to when you need help. If you would like they can also put you in touch with a peer mentor who is also a care leaver.