Derby City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: ‘Corporate needs’

Additional information / how to qualify:
Once a Care Leaver has passed their independent living assessment, they are able to start bidding for their own tenancy. As a Care Leaver they will automatically be eligible for priority banding and where appropriate can be offered a discretionary offer of a property.

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
Private rental sector.

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

Details:
This is a developing area of our support to care leavers and addressed on an individual basis.

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

Details:
Again on an individual basis and in partnership with Housing service.
15. Setting up home allowance

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££3000. As of 1st April 2023 for those turning 18

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

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

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

Derby City Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Derby City Council in principle will assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Derby City Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

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

Number of places per year: There is no limit and these are dealt with on an individual basis

Derby City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Derby City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Derby City Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Derby City Council

Additional information about work and training:
Our apprenticeship offer was significantly impacted by the pandemic, so we are in the process of re-establishing an offer to care leavers. Historically he had at least 6 on apprenticeships within the council and are currently undertaking work to secure future apprenticeships, not just with the council itself but also with partner organisations thus expanding the corporate parenting responsibilities.

We have an EET development board which meets regularly to explore opportunities for care leavers, addressing the individual aspirations for care leavers.
We have a very close relationship with the DWP and help to promote their opportunities and explore new projects to encourage care leavers into EET.
We have also put on events exclusively for Care leavers whereby servcies and employers attend to offer opportunities and advice.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Derby City Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Derby City Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Derby City Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Derby City Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Derby 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 do not have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

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

Details of council:
On average 6 to 8 young people attend the Care leavers forum and the forum is run by and for care leavers, facilitated by an existing care leaver.
On average 6 young people also attend the children in care council which is facilitated by our participation officer
We also have a Children in care council that is attended by a care leavers and this group also attend the Corporate parenting committee to give views on reports provided to senior managers and cabinet members including the lead member for Children and young people.

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

Derby City Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Derby City Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Independent advocates and visitors.

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:
We would offer this via a bespoke commissioning arrangement if this was requested or we assessed that the young person required this.