Leicester City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: 1

Additional information / how to qualify:

On making application the Leaving Care Advisor will support the young person in gaining priority banding.

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

Leicester City Council will not in principle assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
An example of this is for those care leavers who go into Higher Education accommodation.

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

Details:
An example of this is for those care leavers who go into Higher Education accommodation.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££3000

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

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

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

Leicester City Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

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

Leicester City Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

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

Leicester City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Leicester City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Leicester City Council

3 apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year

Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Leicester City Council

Number per year: 3

Additional information about work and training:
Tailored support through the Connexions Information Advice and Guidance Service,
For Interviews, CV preparation etc.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Leicester City Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Leicester City Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Leicester City Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Leicester City Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Leicester City 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

Leicester City Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:

Children In care council has approx. 12 young people at present for ages 9-18.
Care leavers has 5 for ages 15 up to 25.

Contact can be made via [email protected]

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

Details:
We have a Participation and Engagement Strategy and Children in Care Pledge.

Leicester City Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Leicester City 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:

Our access to records service will support young people along with their Leaving Care Advisor.