Conwy County Borough Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 18

Banding priority is: 1

Additional information / how to qualify:
Priority for Band 1 applies when a Care Leaver is leaving the care of the Local Authority for example their foster care or supported housing.
Contact the SARTH register and speak to their Personal Advisor.

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

Conwy County Borough Council will not in principle assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Conwy County Borough 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: £1250

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

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

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

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

Conwy County Borough Council will not in principle assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Conwy County Borough Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Conwy County Borough Council does not offer work experience within the council for care leavers

Conwy County Borough Council will not pay for work/interview clothes

Conwy County Borough Council will not pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Conwy County Borough Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Conwy County Borough Council

Additional information about work and training:
This Local Authority tells us that they are currently in the process of creating a pathway in the Local Authority for work experience. Some of these can be applied for on a case by case basis from the Saint David’s Fund. We also link in with other services such as the Youth Service and the Job Centre for support with this.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Conwy County Borough Council will not in principle assist with driving lessons

Conwy County Borough Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Conwy County Borough Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Conwy County Borough Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Conwy County Borough Council do not offer support with free travel for care leavers

Care leavers do not 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

Additional details:
We have offered young people the opportunity to attend corporate parents meetings however this has never been accepted.

Conwy County Borough Council does not have a children in care and care leavers council

Conwy County Borough Council has peer mentors (other care leavers)

Conwy County Borough Council does not have other mentoring schemes

Details:
We have been granted funding for a peer mentor for Care Leavers and we hope to establish this as a sustainable part of the team.

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:
Support is provided by their Personal Advisor. Care Leavers over the age of 18 are allocated a reviewing social worker from the Vulnerable People Team. If there is something particularly sensitive, the young person or the Personal Advisor requests they can access support from the social worker also.