Liverpool City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: A

Additional information / how to qualify:
Liverpool Care Leavers get a priority banding A with Property Pool, they will be supported by their PA to submit an application to Property Pool and the PA will provide a supporting letter to confirm that they are a care leaver.

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

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

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

Details:
A deposit for privately rented accommodation if social housing is not available, and the rent is considered affordable.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £3000

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

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

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

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

Liverpool City Council will not in principle assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Liverpool City Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Liverpool City Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

We are unable to confirm how many places per year

Liverpool City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Liverpool City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

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

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

Additional information about work and training:
We have three allocated work coaches who work specifically with our care leavers to support them access EET.
Every care leaver will have an EET Plan which is done in partnership with the young person. This plan will identified the young person’s EET goals and an action that has been agreed to support the young person in achieving their EET goals.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Liverpool City Council will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Liverpool City Council will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Liverpool City Council will not in principle assist with driving tests

Liverpool City Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Liverpool 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 have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
Children in Care Council which includes care leavers attend many meetings with their corporate parents. The opportunities also arise for care leavers not in the Children in Care Council to also meet with their corporate parents.

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

Details of council:
Please see below contact
Paula Fletcher
Team Manager; Leaving Care Team
Liverpool City Council
[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:
Care Leaver Forum has a Terms of Reference.

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

Liverpool City Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Catch 22
Civil Service Mentoring Scheme

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:
The young person’s personal advisor provides them with emotional support to access their files, when they are reading through their files and with any disclosures. If the young person requires any professional support with their emotions, their Person advisor will make the appropriate referrals.