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Dear Nandini Naira Archer

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Case Number: 01485556

Client: Cotswold District Council

Subject: Freedom of Information

Date Logged: 21/08/2023

Case Origin: Email

Case Detail: Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council spending
for young adults leaving care
Body: 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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Email:

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council spending for young
adults leaving care
Body: 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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