Bromley Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 21

Banding priority is: Band 1R

Additional information / how to qualify:
No details provided.

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

Bromley Council will not in principle assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Bromley Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
We will provide a deposit and first month’s rent if the accommodation is considered sustainable beyond that first month.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £2,500 with a further £300 if they have children.

Bromley Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers

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

Bromley Council in principle will assist with support to pay for redecoration costs of a care leavers first flat

Bromley Council will not in principle assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Bromley Council will not in principle assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Bromley Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Bromley Council does not offer work experience within the council for care leavers

Bromley Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Bromley Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Bromley Council

1 apprenticeship vacancy is ringfenced a year

Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Bromley Council

Number per year: 1

Additional information about work and training:
We have a dedicated ETE worker employed full time within the Active Involvement Team.
We have a partnership with I-Aspire to offer job coaches to provide one to one support to support care leavers into education, training or employment.

Bromley Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Bromley Council will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Bromley Council will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Bromley Council will not in principle assist with driving tests

Bromley Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Bromley Council do not offer support with free travel for care leavers

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

Care leavers do not have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
Only through attendance at events and the corporate parenting board

Bromley Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
LIVING IN CARE COUNCIL HAS ROUGHLY 15 MEMBERS AND MEET FORTNIGHTLY. Change for care leavers forum have around 10 members and meet fortnightly also

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

Bromley Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Bromley Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Bromley Mentoring Service

Young people 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:
Via their allocated YPA