Merton

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: no limit-nominations are made by the leaving care team

Banding priority is: band D

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

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

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

Details:
No details provided.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: £Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

Merton will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Merton does not offer work experience within the council for care leavers

Merton will pay for work/interview clothes

Merton will pay towards travel to work or training

There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Merton

Unknown apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year

We are unable to confirm if there are care leavers working as apprenticeships within Merton

Additional information about work and training:
NEET panel and worker

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Merton will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Merton will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Merton will not in principle assist with driving tests

Merton in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Merton offer support with free travel for care leavers

Bus: No

Train / Tram: No

Additional details:
DfE funding if in college (free travel up to 19 if in full time education)

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

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

Merton does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Merton has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service via Jigsaw4U

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:
Allocated worker pre meets young person to discuss, plan meeting and be present if they require