Post-16 Transitions: a Longitudinal Study of Young People with ...

6. Support
This chapter deals with the professional support that young
people and their parents have received and sought since Year
11. It begins by looking at the support that has been received
in terms of benefits and help from social and other
professional services. It also looks at parents and carers as
sources of support. The chapter then turns to look at the
support that parents have themselves sought, in particular,
support relating to employment, education, training, benefits
and special educational needs.
6.1 Support received
6.1.1 Benefits and Social Services
Approximately one-third of the young people surveyed
reported that they were in receipt of benefits (Figure 6:1).
Females were more likely than males to be in receipt of
benefits as were young people who had statements of SEN
compared to those without, and those who had attended
special schools compared to those in mainstream schools.
Figure 6:1: Benefit receipt
90
80
70
60
Percent
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40
30
20
10
0
All Male Female Statemented Not
Statemented
Special School
Mainstream
Yes No Don't know
Source: IES/MORI 2003
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Post-16 Transitions of Young People with SEN: Wave 2