Argyll and Bute Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 21

Banding priority is: Maximum 200 points

Additional information / how to qualify:
Care leavers can contact their Throughcare and Aftercare Worker if they feel priority points should be awarded a second time or outwit the Housing Protocol Guidelines.

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
Two of our three residential houses have an independent living room where young people who are preparing to move on can develop and practice life skills with support from residential staff.

Argyll and Bute Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
Response from Housing - Argyll and Bute Council operates a Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/housing/renting-property-private-sector

Argyll and Bute Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property

Details:
The allocated worker would present a financial submission to our resource group and liaise with the private landlord re payment and terms and conditions.
Please also see Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/housing/renting-property-private-sector

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

Allowance amount: ££1500

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

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

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

Argyll and Bute Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers

Argyll and Bute Council will not in principle assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers

Argyll and Bute Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Argyll and Bute Council does not offer work experience within the council for care leavers

Argyll and Bute Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Argyll and Bute Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Argyll and Bute Council

One apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Argyll and Bute Council

Additional information about work and training:
Our Through and Aftercare service work closely with colleagues in employment and training to advocate, support and develop flexible services for care leavers.

Argyll and Bute Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care

Passport: No

Provisional Driving Licence: No

Birth Certificate: Yes

Argyll and Bute Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Argyll and Bute Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Argyll and Bute Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Argyll and Bute Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Argyll and Bute 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

Argyll and Bute Council does not have a children in care and care leavers council

Argyll and Bute Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Argyll and Bute Council does not have other mentoring schemes

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

Details:
We endeavour to ensure young people are offered support from someone already known and trusted such as a residential or Throughcare worker.