Prepare early
Start practical skills and future conversations before 18, following the young person’s readiness, education and statutory pathway planning.
Beyond 18
Growing independent.
Staying connected.
Our continuity model for young adults aged 18–25 keeps familiar support within reach while building a life of their own.
One journey. Four connected stages.
Plan the move
Agree suitable housing, funding, healthcare handover and a named continuity contact with the young person and their personal adviser.
Build a settled life
Support applications, interviews, apprenticeships, further study, tenancy skills and access to entitlements. Work should suit the person’s abilities and goals.
Stay alongside
Agree check-ins, practical problem-solving and a way back to advice through to age 25. Review the plan when needs or circumstances change.
A job is a goal. A settled life is bigger.
Our intended support spans employment, safe housing, wellbeing, friendships and financial confidence. We would help young adults access suitable work, prepare a CV, practise interviews and stay supported through early employment. Education, recovery or supported occupation may be the right next step for some people.
We cannot guarantee a job, a particular home or a clinical outcome. We can make responsibilities, funding, referral routes and follow-up explicit in an individual agreement.
A familiar person across the transition.
The continuity contact in our model works alongside the local authority personal adviser, housing services, colleges, employers and health professionals. We want to prevent a young person having to start their story again every time a service changes.
Different ages, different provision.
Support for adults aged 18–25 is a separate aftercare offer. It does not mean adults would automatically continue living in a home registered for children. Accommodation and regulated activities require the appropriate arrangements, assessments and permissions.
Support that adds to statutory entitlements.
Eligible care leavers in England can receive personal adviser support to 25. Astha’s role in this model is to provide continuity and practical additional help, not replace a council’s responsibilities. A young adult’s plan should set out what is available and who funds each element.
Read the government’s personal adviser guidance ↗A shared responsibility. A stronger future.
We are keen to partner with health and social care professionals who share our commitment to children’s safety, stability and ambition.