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

Elle Johnson, 24, helps an estimated 400 young people leaving care in Cambridgeshire each year find accommodation, study and work.

Ms Johnson, of Downham Market in Norfolk, says councils work as “institutional parents” and step in for young people who don’t have a family network.

“It’s really helpful for me to tell the young person, I’ve been there, I’ve done that, it’s going to be okay,” he said.