Purpose

This report recommends adopting
the guiding principle that care leavers up to the age of 25 should,
if possible, be found as being in ‘priority need’ under
homelessness legislation and that, if possible, no care leaver up
to the age of 25 should be found intentionally homeless.

Decision

In fulfilling our aspirations
and support for care leavers, we are seeking Cabinet support to
enable the Council to implement the recommendations of the Pan
London Housing Compact. To achieve this, officers are recommending
that Cabinet:
 

1.   
Adopts the guiding
principle that care leavers up to the age of 25 should, if
possible, be found as being in ‘priority need’ under
homelessness legislation;

 

2.   
Adopts the guiding
principle that, if possible, no care leaver up to the age of 25
should be found ‘intentionally homeless’.