4 experience of engaging with local authority home- by the lived experiences of young people and lessness services, and to uncover how local author- acknowledging the operating and policy constraints ities and voluntary services can more effectively of local authorities, could provide a way forward. [...] A number of young people Help with jobs and education is crucial in supporting expressed that they were only listened to when young people to rebuild their lives, and several they had a charity advocating on their behalf young people spoke about wanting to get back and felt this support was the reason why they into education and work. [...] Acknowledging and understanding the local context will be crucial to “London Councils has called on the government to the effective delivery of services to young people provide at least a 9% funding boost in the Autumn experiencing homelessness. [...] But if we can reduce all of that In terms of the barriers to young people in accessing movement, and if we can bring our help and support from councils, the local authority resources together, cross-sector, representatives we spoke to identified that there cross-systems, and make it easy would be barriers, both known and unknown, and for the person that needs the that working closely with others i. [...] This idea that young people were authorities to care leavers, and in which London’s not heard, and their needs acknowledged, was a Local Authorities are asked to make six commitments significant element of the service user interviews to London’s Care Leavers: with the young people at New Horizon.
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