East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: Band 1

Additional information / how to qualify:
We provide supporting letters to evidence their status as Care Leavers and submit with their
housing applications. We then monitor and ensure Band 1 status and liaise regularly with our
colleagues in housing.

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
We have access to a range of trainer homes that can be converted into permanent tenancies.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Discretionary support for Guarantorship is available.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Young people are support to access discretionary housing payments for deposits and rent in advance for private rented properties when these are right solutions for them.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££3000 - for those turning 18 after April 2023 (£2000 for those turning 18 before April 2023)

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers

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

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

East Riding of Yorkshire Council will not in principle assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

East Riding of Yorkshire Council will not pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

East Riding of Yorkshire Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

Number of places per year: Varies depending on interest of young people.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council will pay for work/interview clothes

East Riding of Yorkshire Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at East Riding of Yorkshire Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Additional information about work and training:
We have a specialist Education and Training Advisor employed within the team to support young people to re-enter and maintain attendance at work and training.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist with driving tests

East Riding of Yorkshire Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to East Riding of Yorkshire Council offer support with free travel for care leavers

Bus: Yes

Train / Tram: No

Additional details:
Freedom bus to enable free travel across Hull City and East Riding area for all care leavers 16-25.

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:
Children in Care Council and our Care Leavers Forum have quarterly meetings with senior
leaders, executive leaders and elected members. We have employed Youth Ambassadors who will be representing you peoples voices at the Corporate Parenting Board, Sub-Groups and other executive meetings.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
The Children in Care Council is for 11 years to 17 years and takes places on a monthly basis in various locations across the county to ensure accessibility. The Care Leavers Forum is those aged 18 years to 25 years which also meets on a monthly basis.

The Voices that Influence Team organise the Children in Care Council, contact rights4u@eastriding .gov.uk, telephone 01482 565560.

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

East Riding of Yorkshire Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

East Riding of Yorkshire Council does not have other mentoring schemes

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:
Care leavers do not need to go through the complaints department to access their records. They
can make a request through the customer relations team / Information & Governance Team or
make this request via their Pathway Worker. The local authority accepts any Subject Access
Request irrespective of how this is received within the authority.

If possible, we always try to provide their previous worker and will provide as much or as little
support as they would like. This varies per individual.