Freedom of information response
Young adults leaving care
1) What was the maximum amount the council budget allowed to be paid out in the form of a ‘leaving care grant' (sometimes also called a setting up home allowance) in the 2022-2023 financial year?
2) How many young people left the care of your council on or after their 16th birthday in the 2022-2023 financial year?
3) How many of these young people received a leaving care grant?
4) What was the average amount (both mean and median) paid out to care leavers in a leaving care grant in the 2022-2023 financial year?
5) What was the lowest amount paid out to a care leaver in a leaving care grant in the 2022-2022 financial year?
6) What was the highest amount paid out to a care leaver in a ‘leaving care grant’ in the 2022-2023 financial year?
- What was the maximum amount the council budget allowed to be paid out in the form of a ‘leaving care grant' (sometimes also called a setting up home allowance) in the 2022-2023 financial year?
£2000
- How many young people left the care of your council on or after their 16th birthday in the 2022-2023 financial year?
51
- How many of these young people received a leaving care grant?
31
- What was the average amount (both mean and median) paid out to care leavers in a leaving care grant in the 2022-2023 financial year?
Mean - £1423.77. Median - £1015
- What was the lowest amount paid out to a care leaver in a leaving care grant in the 2022-2022 financial year?
£30
- What was the highest amount paid out to a care leaver in a ‘leaving care grant’ in the 2022-2023 financial year?
£2000