Barking and Dagenham

Care leavers do not receive priority for social housing

Care leavers do not get to practice independent living with taster flats

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Barking and Dagenham in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Deposit and first months rent will be provided to help care leavers get on their feet. Requires recommendation from a leaving care advisor.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £2000

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year home contents insurance for care leavers

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with support to pay for redecoration costs of a care leavers first flat

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Barking and Dagenham will not pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Barking and Dagenham offers work experience within the council for care leavers

Number of places per year: 2

Barking and Dagenham will pay for work/interview clothes

Barking and Dagenham will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Barking and Dagenham

Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Barking and Dagenham

Number per year: 2

Additional information about work and training:
We are developing an in-house LBBD internship programme paying London Living Wage.
We are working with partners in the community and offer construction traineeships (10x) as a springboard onto an
apprenticeship.

Barking and Dagenham will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with driving tests

Barking and Dagenham will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Barking and Dagenham do not offer support with free travel for care leavers

Care leavers have the opportunity to meet with their corporate parents (councillors)

Care leavers have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
4x opportunities with Councilors from the borough.

Barking and Dagenham has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
Skittlz group – please contact Eric Stein – [email protected]

Children in care and care leavers council does not have its own bank account

Children in care and care leavers council does not have its own constitution

Barking and Dagenham does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Barking and Dagenham has other mentoring schemes

Details:
4x opportunities for mentoring with corporate parents (councillors).

Young people do not have to go through the complaints dept to access their care files

Young people who access their care files get emotional support before, during and after disclosure

Details:
Access can be provided through:
[email protected]
https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Subject%20Access%20Request%20Form%202018.pdf
support will be arranged via DPO or through a leaving care advisor.