Glasgow City Council

Care leavers receive priority for social housing

Priority is offered up to the age of: 26

Banding priority is: Under our duty to advise and assist, there is a specific housing protocol in place for care leavers.

Additional information / how to qualify:
Apply via the Central Continuing Care and Aftercare Team

Care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats

Additional information:
Care leavers can apply for this through their social worker or through pathways welfare
assessments.

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

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

Details:
The allocated social worker will negotiate this and pay if authorised by senior staff.

Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance

We are unable to confirm the allowance amount

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

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

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

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

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

Glasgow City Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers

Glasgow City Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers

Number of places per year: There is no definitive figure for this request as it will depend on an individual care leaver’s circumstances

Glasgow City Council will pay for work/interview clothes

Glasgow City Council will pay towards travel to work or training

There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Glasgow City Council

There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within Glasgow City Council

Additional information about work and training:
LAUNCHPAD Training
Core Skills (Scottish National 5 qualifications in English, Maths and IT)
Support to find work placements

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

Passport: Yes

Provisional Driving Licence: Yes

Birth Certificate: Yes

Glasgow City Council in principle will assist with driving lessons

Glasgow City Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests

Glasgow City Council in principle will assist with driving tests

Glasgow City Council in principle will assist with CBT tests

Partners local to Glasgow 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 have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team

Additional details:
Central CCA Team will approach interim chief officer of social work

Glasgow City Council has a children in care and care leavers council

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

Children in care and care leavers council has its own constitution

Glasgow City Council does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)

Glasgow City Council has other mentoring schemes

Details:
Mentoring – Move on Scotland

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:
Care leavers will be given an opportunity to go through their files with their social worker.