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 Nandini Naira Archer,
Further to your information request received by Braintree District
Council, on 21 August 2023, case reference 7064, I write to advise that
the Council holds no information in respect your request detailed below.
Requested information on: Council spending for young adults leaving care
This information may be held by Essex County Council. To send Essex County
Council a request for information please view their website at the
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of a full response, at: Emma Wisbey Governance and Member Manager,
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB. Or e-mail: [2][Braintree District Council request email]
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Kind regards,
Victoria Alexander
Performance & Information Officer
Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB
01376 552525| www.braintree.gov.uk
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