Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

Care leavers (now 17-21 years) - accommodation - by local authority

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LA data on care leavers by accommodation type (as measured on or around their birthday).

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children looked after in England including adoptions
Release type
Number of rows
30,060
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number
  • Percentage
Filters
  • Age of care leaver
  • Breakdown
Time period
2021 to 2025

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codela_namenew_la_codecare_leaver_agebreakdowncare_leaver_countcare_leaver_percent
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001England17 to 18 yearsBed and breakfast20k
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001England17 to 18 yearsCommunity home5604
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001England17 to 18 yearsDeported00
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001England17 to 18 yearsEmergency accommodation1401
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001England17 to 18 yearsFoyers5204

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
breakdownBreakdown
care_leaver_ageAge of care leaver
care_leaver_countNumber
care_leaver_percentPercentage

Footnotes

  1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
  2. In touch, activity and accommodation information for 17-21 year old care leavers relates to contact around their birthday. Users looking for a longer time series may wish to check for the equivalent table in earlier releases of this publication. Figures for the number of care leavers who have died each year can be found in the methodology document.

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