Herefordshire Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: B

Additional information / how to qualify:
https://www.home-point.info/

Young people register with Home point at 17-5 as part of their pathway planning ..

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

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

Details:
Considered on a case by case basis

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

Details:
Considered on a case by case basis

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £3000

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

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

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

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

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

Herefordshire Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

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

Herefordshire Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Herefordshire Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Herefordshire Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Herefordshire Council

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Herefordshire Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Herefordshire Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Herefordshire Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Herefordshire Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Herefordshire 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

Herefordshire Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
We are, with the young people reviewing this. we currently have a care experienced group which meets monthly .
The younger CIC council needs to be re-established – we have this is place by september 23

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

Herefordshire Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Herefordshire Council does not have other mentoring schemes

Young people 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:
Our PAs are trained to support the young people before, during and after reading their files