Newham

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: As the top band (A) we have a quota of accommodation yearly

Additional information / how to qualify:
In order to qualify they need to be relevant or former relevant, completed the money house programme and show abilities required for independence (independence living skill assessment)

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

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

Newham in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £Up to £2000

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

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

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

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

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

Newham will not pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Newham offers work experience within the council for care leavers

We are unable to confirm how many places per year

Newham will pay for work/interview clothes

Newham will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Newham

Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Newham

Number per year: 2

Additional information about work and training:
All young people are supported by an EET advisor from Newham Virtual School. They will received support and guidance as required, personal advisors, foster carers, placements providers and young people are emailed monthly with an EET bulletin which caters for education, training and employment opportunities across all areas of interest. We have half term activities for all care leavers and Looked After Children to participate with. We run weekly wellbeing workshops and running a housing project with young people who are in their own accommodation to support them once they have moved into accommodation. All young people in full time education at statutory school age to year 13 are supported with full Personal Education Plans. They are allocated to an EET worker to work through the educational journey with each young pers. All NEET young people are invited to an EET workshop where we work in partnership with local providers who will offer training, employment and apprenticeships with step by step training offered by Newham Virtual School to ensure everyone is offered an individual plan of action to become EET regardless of the barriers.

In additional to this we run a mentoring programme for all care leavers and Looked After Children with ongoing training and engagements with young people. We have also created a peer-mentoring programme.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: No

Birth Certificate: Yes

Newham will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Newham will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Newham will not in principle assist with driving tests

Newham will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Newham do not offer support with free travel for care leavers

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

Newham has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
Approximately 10 young people attend the forum, ages between 17 – 24.

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

Newham does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Newham does not have other mentoring schemes

Young people 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:
Emotional support is offered and referral made to the necessary bodies