A woman who was “terrified” by leaving the care system when she turned 18 is now helping young people going through the same experience.

Elle Johnson, 24, helps the approximately 400 young people who leave care in Cambridgeshire each year find accommodation, study and work.

Miss Johnson, of Downham Market, Norfolk, says councils operate like “corporate parents”, standing in for young people without a family network.

“It’s very helpful for me to tell the young person: I’ve been there, I’ve done this, everything is going to be okay,” he said.