Hampshire County Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: This depends on the Local Housing Authority. We are actively working with all Local Housing Authorities in Hampshire to raise the importance of supporting Care Leavers. we are finalising the new Care Leaver Joint Working Protocol with the 11 Borough and D

Banding priority is: Unknown would be dependent on the District / Borough Council.

Additional information / how to qualify:
Care leavers are required to provide a letter confirming their care leaver status during the application process.

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

Hampshire County Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
No information given.

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

Details:
We provide a rent deposit and one’s month rent in advance.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £Up to £3000

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

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

Hampshire County Council will not in principle assist with support to pay for redecoration costs of a care leavers first flat

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

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

Hampshire County Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

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

Hampshire County Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Hampshire County Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Hampshire County Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Hampshire County Council

Additional information about work and training:
We have the Virtual College within Hampshire who work to support care leavers to access education, training and employment. We work closely with the DWP/Job Centres across Hampshire with whom we have a joint

working protocol for care leavers. The Virtual College Teamwork with a Cabinet Office initiative Going Forward into Employment and the Office of National Statistics who offer Internships specifically for Care Leavers which has been very successful.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Hampshire County Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Hampshire County Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Hampshire County Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Hampshire County Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Hampshire County 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

Hampshire County Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
Yes, HCC has recently commissioned two new independently facilitated councils, one for Children in Care and one for Care Leavers. Both Councils are currently being recruited to, so further membership details cannot be provided at this time.

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

Hampshire County Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Hampshire County 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:
Within the Local Offer we encourage Care Leavers to enter this process with support from their PA. Our aim is to Help Care Leavers to carefully consider the information they want, how to access it and how to understand it. Along with the emotional support needed to contextualise and process the information within their records.