Leaving home can be exciting but daunting, especially for young people leaving foster care or without family support. As a supported lodgings carer, you’ll host and help 16–24-year-olds, depending on your local authority, prepare for independent living. You’ll provide a spare bedroom and guidance with education, job-seeking, training, and life skills like cooking and budgeting.

Supported lodgings is different from fostering and requires a separate assessment. It’s a flexible way to start caring for young people, and many carers later choose to become foster carers.