Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 25

Banding priority is: Band B

Additional information / how to qualify:
No information given.

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
The Local Authority has a SLA with the Local Authority housing provider to support with this which includes support from workers to become tenancy ready and access to supported/semi-supported living.

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council 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: ££2000

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year home contents insurance for care leavers

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist with support to pay for redecoration costs of a care leavers first flat

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council in principle will assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

We are unable to confirm how many places per year

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council

We are unable to confirm if there are care leavers working as apprenticeships within Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist with driving theory tests

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist with driving tests

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council will not in principle assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Newcastle Upon Tyne City 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

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
Currently we have 8 members of the group with a further 3 young people who have expressed an interest in attending. The age range of young people attending is between 16 years-21 years.

Children in care and care leavers council has its own bank account

Children in care and care leavers council does not have its own constitution

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council does not have other mentoring schemes

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 by both the allocated Leaving Care Support Worker and workers based in Access to Files.