Lancaster City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: High

Additional information / how to qualify:
Again Lancashire County Council would inform us in the first instance that someone was eligible. If someone came to our attention after County Council’s involvement we would take their Care Leaver’s status into account in when assessing for help with a deposit for a private rented property, if the applicant was homeless or threatened with homelessness; and/or assist them to apply for Discretionary Housing Benefit Payments for help with deposit/rent in advance.

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

Details:
It is dependent on their current housing status and financial status but being a Care Leaver would be taken into account in the assessment of eligibility.

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

We are unable to confirm whether Lancaster City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

We are unable to confirm whether Lancaster City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

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

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

Additional information about work and training:
We are very much reliant on the county council to provide us with information and formulate policy. As a lower tier authority we have no staffing, funds or department responsible for families, children or care leavers, so there is obvious department with which to direct this issue to.

Care leavers do not 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