Lincolnshire County Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: 1

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
Lincolnshire has a raft of supported living options though LCC staff housing with Rowston and Denton. we also offer supported living with NACRO who offer 72 units of supported living across Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire County Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Young people can apply for the LA to act as a guarantor and the decision is based on individual circumstances.

Lincolnshire County Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Young people can apply to the LA for a rent deposit and the decision is based on individual circumstances

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££3000

Lincolnshire County Council will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers

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

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

Lincolnshire County Council will not in principle assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Lincolnshire County Council in principle will assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Lincolnshire County Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Lincolnshire County Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

Number of places per year: We have no upper limit at the moment in time

Lincolnshire County Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Lincolnshire County Council will not pay towards travel to work or training

There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Lincolnshire County Council

We ringfence hundreds of apprenticeships and they are always considered/offered for Care Leavers in the first instance apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year

Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Lincolnshire County Council

Number per year: 10+

Additional information about work and training:
Lincolnshire is pleased to employ a number of care leavers in apprenticeships. Our Care Leavers apprenticeship scheme means that all our care leavers in apprenticeships are supported and funded by the LA, on LA terms and conditions and LA pay scales, regardless of where they are hosted.

Lincolnshire County Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Lincolnshire County Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Lincolnshire County Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Lincolnshire County Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Lincolnshire County Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Lincolnshire County 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 have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
We run 4 events per year where elected members and senior officers attend the "Big Conversation" to meet with young people and care leavers

Lincolnshire County Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
We have a full participation offer to young people and care levers through our voices for choices team. The leaving care service also has a dedicate participation and quality officer

Children in care and care leavers council does not have its own bank account

Children in care and care leavers council has its own constitution

Details:
It is not set up as the question asks, but the participation service has a charter and agreement that we all sign up to.

Lincolnshire County Council has peer mentors (other care leavers)

Lincolnshire County Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
We have a number of large local business and partners who have stepped forward to act as mentors for our young people.

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:
Young people are always offered support and 1-1 meetings to help with accessing and reading their care files