Harrow

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

We are unable to confirm up to what age priority is offered

Banding priority is: B

Additional information / how to qualify:
Care leavers will be supported to develop and evidence independent living skills during their semi-independent accommodation, and are required to successfully complete MYBNK training before being nominated to the Housing Panel

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
We have 2 taster flats, and care leavers are also supported in semi-independent accommodation where this meets their needs up to the age of 21

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

Harrow in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
We provide a rent and deposit for care leavers to move into private rented accommodation where this is assessed to meet their needs.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £2000

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

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

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

Harrow in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Harrow in principle will assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Harrow will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Harrow offers work experience within the council for care leavers

We are unable to confirm how many places per year

Harrow will pay for work/interview clothes

Harrow will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Harrow

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Harrow

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Harrow in principle will assist with driving lessons

Harrow in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Harrow will not in principle assist with driving tests

Harrow in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Harrow 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:
Care leavers are part of all interviews for social workers, after care personal advisors and managers in the Corporate Parenting service. They are also invited to attend the Corporate Parenting Panel and share their experiences, as well as meet members (elected and senior leadership team)

Harrow does not have a children in care and care leavers council

Harrow has peer mentors (other care leavers)

Harrow has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Mentoring – Speak to your social worker
In addition to receiving support from an allocated social worker and the Leaving Care Service, we may be able to offer you additional practical and emotional support, for example:

provide you with a mentor/peer or independent visitor
provide support to help reconnect you with family, where this is in your best interests
help you with family tracing and Red Cross services

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:
This is provided usually by their allocated worker