Nottingham City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 21

Banding priority is: A

Additional information / how to qualify:
They are supported by their social worker and personal advisor to complete a
Homelink application.
They are also supported with Firm Recommendations.

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

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

Nottingham City Council 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: ££3000

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

Nottingham City Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year home contents insurance for care leavers

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

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

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

Nottingham City Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

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

Number of places per year: Dependent on the need

Nottingham City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Nottingham City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

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

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

Additional information about work and training:
Nottingham City are working to develop a range of internal and external opportunities for apprenticeships and work experience with local partner agencies.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Nottingham City Council will not in principle assist with driving lessons

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

Nottingham City Council will not in principle assist with driving tests

Nottingham City Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

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

Bus: Yes

Train / Tram: Yes

Additional details:
Care leavers in education/employment can access free travel on the Robin Hood Network.

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:
N/A. Care leavers are encouraged to engage with Aspiration champions, some of whom are senior leaders. Also, some are invited to the Corporate Parenting Board to meet and discuss concerns of Care Leavers with Councilors and Senior Leaders.

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

Details of council:
from 13 years up to 25 years old.
Attendees can be from 6 up to 15 depending who is available and the given subject.

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:
CIC and Care Leavers Charter was developed and relaunched in Dec 23.

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

Nottingham City Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Aspiration Champion Network has been developed and is available to NCC care leavers.

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:
Dependent on the need of the individual we support with Personal Advisors and access external services if additional help is needed. We spot purchase the Rees Foundation to offer specialist support to access and review care files.