Hackney

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 21 or 25 if studying away at Uni

Banding priority is: Direct Offer of a 1 bed or if a parent 2 bed property

Additional information / how to qualify:
We have 18 tenancies a year to offer care leavers.

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

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

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

Details:
If assessed as ready for a tenancy they can use their Setting Up Home Allowance.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££2000

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

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

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

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

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

Hackney will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Hackney does not offer work experience within the council for care leavers

Hackney will pay for work/interview clothes

Hackney will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Hackney

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Hackney

Additional information about work and training:
No fixed amount. They need to apply and they get them on merit.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: No

Birth Certificate: Yes

Hackney will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Hackney will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Hackney will not in principle assist with driving tests

Hackney will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Hackney offer support with free travel for care leavers

Bus: Yes

Train / Tram: Yes

Additional details:
Up to zone 1-6 in London or the equivalent.

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

Hackney has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
The senior division of Hackney’s Children in Care Council is made up of Looked After Children and Care
Leavers aged between 16 to 21; however, the average age of our attendees is 19. Since the beginning of
the Covid-19 pandemic, the group has met once a week, with an average of 9 young people attending
each meeting. Overall, 21 young people are currently participating in the senior division of Hackney’s Care Council.
Ben Norton is the Participation Officer in Hackney: [email protected]

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

Children in care and care leavers council has its own constitution

Details:
Hackney’s Children in Care Council (Hackney of Tomorrow) has a constitution, which details the aims and
purpose of the senior leadership's commitment to the Care Council and the rewards and recognition policy
that the Care Council works under.

Hackney does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Hackney 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:
Social Worker from Leaving Care to be available when files are disclosed.