Preston City Council has not made care experience a protected characteristic.
Care Leaver Local Offer
Preston City Council has not published a Local Offer for Care Leavers in accordance with Section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017
The Local Offer is available:
on the web: Not available
as a document: Not available
as an app: No
We are unable to confirm whether at Preston City Council care leavers co-produce the local offer.
The best person to contact regarding the Local Offer is:
Name:
Beverley Lyon
Email Address:
[email protected]
Council Tax
Preston City Council has not exempted care leavers from Council Tax
Housing
Care leavers receive priority for social housing
Priority is offered up to the age of: 17 1/2
Banding priority is: A-C
Additional information / how to qualify:
When care leavers present for housing assessment a Personalized housing Plan is agreed and banding options discussed to give the young person the best opportunity to access accommodation.
Preston City Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property
Details:
Homeless prevention monies will be used to utilize options for care leavers and support them into the PRS and/or pay rent in advance that many Social Housing Provider request due to delays in UC alongside access to Discretionary Housing Payment.
Employment and Apprenticeships
Preston City Council does not offer work experience within the council for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether Preston City Council will pay for work/interview clothes
We are unable to confirm whether Preston City Council will pay towards travel to work or training
There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Preston City Council
There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Preston City Council
Additional information about work and training:
Information not recorded.
Participation in Society
Access to corporate parents
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:
No information given.
Health and Wellbeing
Care leavers do not get free access to leisure facilities as part of the Local Offer
Facts and Figures
We are unable to confirm the number of looked after children in Preston City Council over the last 10 years
We are unable to confirm the number of care leavers aged 16-24 in Preston City Council
We are unable to confirm the percentage of care leavers in Preston City Council who were not in education, training or employment over the last 10 years
Political Control
Preston City Council is a Labour controlled council
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