Lewisham

Care leavers do not receive priority for social housing

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

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

Lewisham will not in principle assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £2000

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

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

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

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

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

Lewisham will not pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Lewisham offers work experience within the council for care leavers

We are unable to confirm how many places per year

Lewisham will not pay for work/interview clothes

Lewisham will not pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Lewisham

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Lewisham

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: No

Lewisham will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Lewisham will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Lewisham will not in principle assist with driving tests

Lewisham will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Lewisham 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

Additional details:
We want our care leavers to be active members of society, and to have all the chances in life that other young adults have. To help you participate in society, we can:
Offer work experience with our councillors and tell you about voluntary work opportunities

Lewisham has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
The Children in Care Council are a group of around 10-15 young people aged 14 – 21 that meet twice a month to talk about the issues that matter to children in care. They are of different ages and backgrounds who work hard to represent Lewisham’s children in care. All the CICC members are vital in making sure that children’s voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect their lives. What they discuss is recorded, sometimes on paper, sometimes on film and to ‘The Corporate Parenting Panel’.

If you want to step up and make a difference to the lives of Lewisham’s children in care and care leavers, then please email: [email protected] or call on 0208 314 7215

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

Lewisham does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Lewisham 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 do not get emotional support before, during and after disclosure