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
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North East Lincolnshire Council
Dear Sir / Madam
Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/29353/2324.
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information:
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?
A0511 – £49,193.14
A0509 – 16,753.99
Total = £65,947.13
2) How many young people left the care of your council on or after their
16th birthday in the 2022-2023 financial year?
134
3) How many of these young people received a leaving care grant?
129
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?
A05011 – Mean Average £186.34
A05011 – Median Average £125.00
A0509 – Mean Average = £322.19
A0509 – Median Average = £166.66
5) What was the lowest amount paid out to a care leaver in a leaving care
grant in the 2022-2022 financial year?
A0511 - £1.64
A0509 - £1.50
6) What was the highest amount paid out to a care leaver in a ‘leaving
care grant’ in the 2022-2023 financial year?
A0511 - £2000.00
A0509 - £1830.00
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North East Lincolnshire Council
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