Care Leavers Accommodation Philip Segurola, Director Specialist Children’s Services Naintara Khosla, Assistant Director Corporate Parenting
Key Issues Homeless Protocol – Care Admissions of 16 & 17 Year Olds Supported Accommodation Options Priority Nomination and Access to Social Housing Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) Housing Benefit Levels Deposits and Guarantees Children Placed Out of County (Medway)
Care Leaver Numbers Status March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 19-01-2017 Asylum Seeker 392 372 483 702 Citizen 578 598 594 636 Total 970 1077 1338
Care Leavers by District Citizen Asylum Seeker Total Ashford 36 32 68 Canterbury 59 117 176 Dartford 20 12 Dover 41 13 54 Gravesham 23 80 103 Maidstone 45 29 74 Sevenoaks 11 3 14 Shepway 49 37 86 Swale 64 17 81 Thanet 105 116 Tonbridge & Malling - Tunbridge Wells 34 OLA (inc. Medway) 107 236 343 Confidential Address Not Known 21 15 Missing person 4 84 636 702 1338
UASC Specific Issues Immigration Status – Leave to Remain Access to Benefits Access to Employment Length of Residency and Connection to District Citizenship and Community Integration
Discussion Points Impact and Outcomes of Homeless Protocol for 16 &17 Year Olds Roles and Responsibilities for Youth Homelessness Care Leavers and Supported Accommodation Options Realistic Approach to Social Housing Nomination Equity of Access for UASC and Impact of Numbers Private Rented Sector Options and Obstacles