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<p>Information on the number of care leavers aged 17 living in supported or semi-supported
accommodation[1][2][3] for years ending 31 March 2016 to 2018 is shown in the table
below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Coverage: England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Information on the number of looked after children by age living in supported
or semi-supported accommodation since 2016 is shown in the table attached.</p><p>
</p><p>Information for the reporting year 2018-19 will not be available until December.</p><p>The
department does not collect information on the number of children who leave care aged
16.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Includes semi-independent transitional accommodation, supported
and unsupported lodgings, and foyers and similar supported accommodation for care
leavers.</p><p>[2] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[3] Information
on 17-year-olds care leavers has been collected as experimental statistics since 2015-16.</p>
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