Manchester 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:
Young people are supported to apply for Band One housing through Manchester Move prior to and after their 18th birthday. They qualify through an assessment by their allocated worker.

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
The base of the Leaving Care Service can accommodate up to six young people and provide group sessions supporting independent living skills.

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

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

Details:
Dependent upon assessment of need and approval by designated manager this can be achieved.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££2000

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

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

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

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

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

Manchester City Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

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

Number of places per year: Average 10

Manchester City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Manchester City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

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

Average 10 apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year

Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Manchester City Council

Number per year: Current average 10

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Manchester City Council will not in principle assist with driving lessons

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

Manchester City Council will not in principle assist with driving tests

Manchester City Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Manchester City Council offer support with free travel for care leavers

Bus: Yes

Train / Tram: No

Additional details:
Care Leavers in Manchester aged 18 - 21 receive a free bus pass through TfGM.

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:
Manchester holds monthly engagement sessions with young people in which senior leaders and elected members can receive invitation. Young people are represented on Corporate Parenting Panel.

Manchester City Council does not have a children in care and care leavers council

Manchester City Council has peer mentors (other care leavers)

Manchester City Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Various opportunities for mentors, advocates and independent visitors for care leavers in Manchester.

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:
Support is given by their allocated case worker.