Concerns over housing for children in the care system have been sparked with young people having to wait longer than they should for repair works in accommodation.
During the inaugural meeting of the Corporate Parenting Board at Wigan Council, chair Coun Laura Flynn expressed her concern at how care leavers living in council-run housing are not seeing priority for repair works.
Jacqui Hardman, Service Lead Children in Care & Care Leavers, explained that the team have identified that when a ticket is raised for a void or repair to a home, there is no indicator to inform them that this is a care leaver and so this is not being prioritised.
With 92 young people approaching 17 and will be in need of accommodation, this is something the housing team are urgently trying to address, the meeting at Wigan Town Hall heard. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link This comes in the wake of a motion passed by full council in December to ensure children in care and care leavers are not discriminated against.
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