Whilst we are confident that the life skill package that we will support our young people with will provide them with the core skills to move towards independent living at 18 years old, we also recognise that some of our young people may not be ready for independent living arrangements at 18 years old.

We will work with the local authority and the young person and deliver the best care for our young person. If it is more appropriate for the young person to remain with us for an extended period we will accommodate that. 

Our aim is to progress our young people through supported living into our “staying close” arrangement whereby our company will let a residential property for no more than two young people and provide ongoing support to them from the care home that they will have just left.

We will continue to work with them developing life skills, support with job interview preparation and universal credit claims where appropriate. Impact Placements will continue to maintain contact with anyone who has been in our care for as long as they seek support.