My officials have consulted extensively on the design and development of the care leaver payment and have co-designed it with people who have experience of care and those who provide support to care leavers in order to ensure that the voices of lived experience and of those with professional expertise have been incorporated into the design of the payment.A full public consultation, a series of safeguarding workshops with practitioners and our targeted engagement with care-experienced young people have all contributed to the development of the payment to best...