The financial reality of leaving care

Eleven councils in England are now offering council tax relief to adults under the age of 25 if they lived in care as children.

The BBC's Ashley John-Baptiste lived in care from two until he was 18.

He asked care leavers about their finances and whether the move would make a difference to them.

Read more on this story here. Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.

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