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Estranged students are young people studying without the support and approval of their family network.
An estranged student is defined as ‘a young person under 25 who has little or no contact with their parents (either biological or adoptive) and this is unlikely to change due to an irreconcilable breakdown in the relationship. A young person falling under this definition may have been in local authority care at some stage of their lives, but do not fall within the definition of a care leaver.’
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