Council spending for young adults leaving care
Hi there,
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
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?
Yours faithfully,
Nandini Naira Archer
Dear Ms Archer,
Further to your request for information under the above act, I can advise
you that the information you requested is not held by this authority.
Gravesham Borough Council is not the responsible Authority for this area.
Kent County Council is the Authority responsible for these services and
may hold the information you are seeking. If you have not already done so,
then you may wish to write to them at:
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XQ
Or email: [1][email address]
Yours Sincerely
Richie McNicol
Information Governance Officer
Legal Services - Medway Council & Gravesham Borough Council
Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4RT
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