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Dear Chancellor - We are writing to you as a group of voluntary organisations who support children in care and care leavers. Your Budget will impact the lives of 19.3 million families, 400,000 children in need, 80,000 children in care, and thousands of care leavers in England. 

The findings of the University College London research is heartbreaking but is not surprising. Care experienced people deserve the best possible life chances, but they tell us they continue to feel stigmatised and alienated from society.

We know from our own findings that mental health is one of the biggest worries for care experienced people and that the impact of the care system on their wellbeing extends beyond the age of 25.

Mark Lee, Chief Executive, responds to a report by the Local Government Association on profit making and loss in independent children's homes.

We are joining 140+ organisations in a call to all political parties to put children and young people at the heart of this general election.

There are almost 14 million children in the UK but their voices are missing from the national conversation and far too little attention has been paid to their needs, particularly those of the most vulnerable. Instead, the debate on Brexit means the issues affecting children are being crowded out of the national debate.