Clackmannanshire Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 26

Banding priority is: 1

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

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

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

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££2300

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

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

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

Clackmannanshire Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

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

Clackmannanshire Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Clackmannanshire Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

We are unable to confirm how many places per year

Clackmannanshire Council will pay for work/interview clothes

We are unable to confirm whether Clackmannanshire Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Clackmannanshire Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Clackmannanshire Council

Additional information about work and training:
Our HR department have advised they do not keep statistics in relation to care experienced young people in apprenticeships – this has been flagged as an area for improvement.

Some care leavers have placements on the national kickstart programme, which offers work placements for young people. Numbers are not kept and again this is an area for improvement.

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Clackmannanshire Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Clackmannanshire Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Clackmannanshire Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Clackmannanshire Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Clackmannanshire 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

Clackmannanshire Council has a children in care and care leavers council

Details of council:
Oor Clacks Voices - average attendance 8 to 12 young people

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

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

Clackmannanshire Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Clackmannanshire Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
MCR pathways offer a programme for care experienced young people in schools, where they are mentored and involved in groupwork. . Volunteering matters also provide this service.
As part of an improvement plan, peer mentoring is due to be developed and we have discussed getting advice and working in partnership with MCR pathways to develop this service.

Young people 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