Rochdale Borough Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 18

Banding priority is: Band A

Additional information / how to qualify:
from 18 (17 if the Socoal worker/PA can evidance that the YP is tenancy ready)

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
There are 11 trainer flats and 1 taster flat for young people to practice independent living. The trainer flat is used for weekend/ weekly stays. The trainer flats allow young people to move and build skills to live independently.

Rochdale Borough Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Assessed on individual needs basis

Rochdale Borough Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Assessed on individual needs basis

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £2000

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

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

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

Rochdale Borough Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Rochdale Borough Council in principle will assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Rochdale Borough Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Rochdale Borough Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

Number of places per year: Can offer on a needs basis this isn’t a fixed number

Rochdale Borough Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Rochdale Borough Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Rochdale Borough Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Rochdale Borough Council

Additional information about work and training:
Following consultation with young people they specifically stated they didn’t want ring fenced opportunities. Upcoming apprentices are shared with young people before going live and support to apply on an ongoing basis offered

Rochdale Borough Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Rochdale Borough Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Rochdale Borough Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Rochdale Borough Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Rochdale Borough Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Rochdale Borough 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:
4 young people regularly attend, one aged 10, one aged 13, one aged 16, and one aged 17.
Contact details for young people are confidential.

Rochdale Borough Council has a children in care and care leavers council

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

Rochdale Borough Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Rochdale Borough Council does not have other mentoring schemes

Details:
This is something that we are currently working on.

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:
YP is supported to apply to access their files. Support provided from PA.