UASC 16+ and post-18 continuity
Supported accommodation for unaccompanied young people aged 16+, with post-18 accommodation, funding and support arrangements planned before responsibilities change.
Placement pathway
16+ placement and post-18 planning
Shared or solo accommodation, named workers, key work, education and health coordination, cultural needs and transition planning.
Post-18 planning from the start
Arrive safely
Confirm communication, immediate safety, health, missing and exploitation risks, legal contacts, education and faith needs.
Establish support
Confirm the key worker, education, community links, practical support and the young person’s agreed goals.
Plan before 18
Agree the responsible authority, status, Pathway Plan, housing route, affordability, worker continuity and appointments.
Change route
Activate the correct contract, rate and applications without an unnecessary move; change support only through review.
Turning 18
The post-18 route has its own page
The contract, the rate, the funding route and the applications all change at 18, and the leaving-care team is usually the one planning around that date. The rate, the housing-cost illustration and the Home Office contribution are all set out in one place.
What remains visible
Safety
Logs, incidents, missing episodes and safeguarding actions.
Progress
Education, health, key work and independence.
Pathway
Status, appointments, funding and move-on.
Accountability
Named owners, actions and report SLAs through TIFA Connect.
Make a UASC referral
Send the referral information you already have. We assess it immediately and request anything else required to make a safe decision.
We do not accept placements where needs exceed our ability to safely support.
On the standard to hold a provider to, what a Local Authority should expect from a UASC provider. On the practice itself, see what works in supporting unaccompanied young people. And where the phrase is used more often than it is defined, trauma-informed practice, past the buzzword sets out what it changes in a staff rota.
Make a referral
A senior lead will respond in writing within 24 hours and confirm a suitability decision within one working day, with same-day capability for emergencies.