Coventry City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: 2A

Additional information / how to qualify:
Automatic entitlement We also offer a ‘second chance’ of this priority if first move to independence does not work out for, backdating this to your 16th birthday.

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
Training flat young people get two week programme in this whilst still in care

Coventry City Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
We only do this for young people in higher education.

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

Details:
Based on assessed need and if reason this is better option for young person than social housing.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££2000

Coventry City Council will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers

Coventry City Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year home contents insurance for care leavers

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

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

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

We are unable to confirm whether Coventry City Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Coventry City Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

Number of places per year: No set number will arrange for any young person who needs.

Coventry City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Coventry City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Coventry City Council

No set number we create posts based on areas young people interested in. apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year

We are unable to confirm if there are care leavers working as apprenticeships within Coventry City Council

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Coventry City Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Coventry City Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Coventry City Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Coventry City Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Coventry City 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 have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
Care leavers are part of corporate parenting board, also a number of other events and opportunities including live Instagram chats.

Coventry City Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
Voices of Care
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 024 7683 1432
Mobile: 07904 395868

Children in care and care leavers council has its own bank account

Children in care and care leavers council has its own constitution

Coventry City Council has peer mentors (other care leavers)

Coventry City Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Senior management and business mentoring as appropriate.

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:
PA supports but this is only if still open to service.