"I do not know where the money is being spent,"
"We were told to wear shoes if we wanted to shower because they didn't clean up the glass properly,"
"dysfunctional"
Councils on average spent £318,400 on each child placed in a children's home in the year ending March 2024. In 2023-24 councils spent £3.1bn on residential placements. Rising costs were driven by a record number of children in care, increasing complexity of needs, and a profit-driven market. Councils are struggling to find enough appropriate placements, allowing many private providers to cherry-pick children based on required support and profitability. Some homes showed poor conditions, including smashed windows, broken glass in showers, and boarded windows. One care leaver experienced up to 60 different placements and achieved C grades in all GCSEs despite major disruption.
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