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<p>Since its introduction in May 2014, the department has provided new burdens funding
each year to local authorities to implement ‘Staying Put’, as set out in the table
below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Amount of funding
given to local authorities to implement ‘Staying Put’</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£7.4
million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£14.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£22.2
million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£22.85 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£23.3
million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£23.77 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£114.32
million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Decisions on funding beyond March
2020 will be subject to the department’s Spending Review settlement.</p><p>Funding
for each Staying Put arrangement - including whether the young person should contribute
to the cost of the placement through income they receive from earnings or benefits
- is agreed on a case-by-case basis and is not reported to the department. Consequently,
the information requested on whether young people are required to claim benefits to
subsidise the Staying Put arrangement is not available.</p>
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