Eligible
You are aged 16 or 17 years and
- you have been looked after for at least 13 weeks since your 14th birthday and inclusive of your 16th birthday, and still in care now or
- for 13 weeks after your 16th birthday and still in care now.
It does not matter if the times you were in care were in a single period or over several different periods.
Relevant
You are aged 16 or 17 years and have previously been Eligible but no longer in care.
Former Relevant
You are aged 18 and up to 25 years who used to be an Eligible or Relevant young person.
Qualifying
- You are aged between 16 and up to your 21st birthday (up to 25 if in education) and were in care for less than 13 weeks on or after your 16th birthday but no longer looked after.
- You were looked after immediately prior to the making of a special guardianship order and are now 16 to 21 years old.
- Privately fostered (is or was privately fostered aged 16 or 17).
- Accommodated by or on behalf of a voluntary organisation.
- Accommodated in a private children’s home.
- Stayed for three continuous months in a residential special school provided by a local health board, special health authority, or local authority.
- Stayed for three continuous months in a care home, independent hospital, or any accommodation provided by NHS England, an Integrated Care Board, National Health Trust, or NHS Foundation Trust.
- You are aged 16 or 17, and been living at home with your parents for a period of six months either:
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Under Placement with Parents and your care order has now been discharged, or
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As a Relevant young person.
