Tower Hamlets

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

We are unable to confirm the banding priority

Additional information / how to qualify:
Care Leavers will have to be former relevant and they will need to evidence their readiness to live independently through differential assessment process, the case is presented at the LA Through Care Housing Panel and decision will be made by the panel members based on evidence provided.

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

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

Tower Hamlets 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: £2200

Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers

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

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

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

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

Tower Hamlets will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Tower Hamlets offers work experience within the council for care leavers

Number of places per year: Unknown

Tower Hamlets will pay for work/interview clothes

Tower Hamlets will pay towards travel to work or training

There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Tower Hamlets

Unknown apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year

Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Tower Hamlets

Number per year: Unknown

Additional information about work and training:
We have a dedicated education, training and employment team, who works in partnership with
internal and external providers to support care leaver to be engaged in ETE activities.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with driving tests

Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with CBT tests

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

We are unable to confirm whether care leavers have the opportunity to meet with their corporate parents (councillors)

We are unable to confirm whether care leavers have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
Not answered

We are unable to confirm whether Tower Hamlets has a children in care and care leavers council

Tower Hamlets does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Tower Hamlets does not have other mentoring schemes

We are unable to confirm whether young people have to go through the complaints dept to access their care files

We are unable to confirm whether young people who access their care files get emotional support before, during and after disclosure

Details:
Not answered.