Ms Kate Duggan:

We also have an aftercare strategy as part of our strategies to improve the supports. However, the biggest concern we hear from both young people in aftercare and from a lot of advocates is that the aftercare financial support is only there where a person is in education or training. Therefore, young people who are over the age of 18 who are not in education or training do not get the same level of financial support. With the difficulties around housing and accommodation, they often feel they go from being in a State response to being in a situation where they are struggling to find accommodation or to get the wraparound supports they need.