The Centre for Social Research and Evaluation (CSRE) evaluated the Home for Life policy to examine the research evidence for the policy, how the policy was working (including short term safety and stability measures) and remaining barriers to children achieving a Home for Life. The evaluation was conducted between April and July 2012, eighteen months after Home for Life was first implemented. The findings are based on analysis of New Zealand and international care research, stakeholder interviews and Child, Youth and Family (CYF) administrative data.