Peterborough City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 21 Years, based on assessment post 21 years

Banding priority is: Band A

Additional information / how to qualify:
YP will be supported with to register for housing and notify by the housing authority of their eligibility as a care leaver when banding will be applied.

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

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

Peterborough City Council will not in principle assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
No information given.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££1500

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

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

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

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

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

Peterborough City Council will not pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Peterborough City Council does not offer work experience within the council for care leavers

Peterborough City Council will not pay for work/interview clothes

Peterborough City Council will not pay towards travel to work or training

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

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

Additional information about work and training:
Right Resolution CiC – provide one to one support to young people that are NEET; this could be help with writing CV’s, support to attend interviews and the job centre, support when applying for work/volunteering opportunities and college.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Peterborough City Council will not in principle assist with driving lessons

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

Peterborough City Council will not in principle assist with driving tests

Peterborough City Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Peterborough 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 do not have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
Children in care and care leavers council

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

Details of council:
We have a Children in Care Council (currently 6 children and young people aged 12 - 17) and a Care Leaver Forum (currently 9 young people aged 18 - 23)

Contact: [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:
Do your children in care and care leavers council have its own constitution - Unsure

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

Peterborough City Council 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 get emotional support before, during and after disclosure

Details:
A PA would support a young person to access their files and provide them emotional support when viewing these.