During a Westminster Hall debate on unaccompanied child refugees, I raised concerns about the rights of unaccompanied child refugees when the become adults (18), particularly if they have been in care. Currently they do not qualify for housing, they do not qualify for various benefits, or for loans if they want to go onto higher education. Their vulnerability does not change on the day they become 18, nor their danger if they go back to their country of origin, and we need to have a better long-term plan to for those children as they progress into adulthood.
