Dear Olivia,

Please find a copy of the Freedom of Information request that you have
sent us:

Title: Statistics in relation to support provided under the local offer to
care leavers.

Request details:
How much funding was allocated by the Council for the Higher Education
bursary for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 academic years respectively?
(By Higher Education bursary we mean the relevant amount referred to in
s23C(5A) Children Act 1989).

How many applications for a Higher Education bursary were received in each
of the stated years?

What was the total number of successful applications for each of the
stated years?

What was the total amount paid out in bursaries in each of the stated
years?

How much funding was allocated by the Council for the ‘setting up home
grant’, as referred to in Coventry’s local offer to care leavers, for the
2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 financial years respectively?

How many applications for the grant were received in each of the stated
years?

What was the total number of successful applications in each of the stated
years?

What was the total amount paid out for the grants in each of the stated
years?

How much was allocated by the Council for the “money based incentives for
attendance in education or training”, as referred to in Coventry’s local
offer to care leavers, for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 financial
years respectively?

How many requests for such incentives were received in each of the stated
years?

What was the total amount paid out in such incentives in each of the
stated years?

How many former relevant children were given free access to sports
facilities in Coventry in 2018, 2020 and 2022 respectively?

How many applications for such free access were received in each of the
stated years?

How much was allocated in funding for transport costs when travelling to
training, school/college, apprenticeships or job interviews, as referred
to in Coventry’s local offer to care leavers, for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and
2021/22 financial years respectively?

How many requests were made for support with transport costs in each of
the stated years?

What was the total amount paid out in such transport costs for each of the
stated years?

How many ring-fenced opportunities for work experience, apprenticeship and
employment, as referred to in Coventry’s local offer to care leavers,
existed in 2018, 2020 and 2022.

How many of those opportunities were applied for in each of the stated
years?

How many of those applications were successful in each of the stated
years?

In respect of questions 4 and 6, we are content to be provided with the
information either for the 2018, 2020 and 2022 calendar years or the
2017/18, 2019/2020 and 2021/22 financial years depending how such
information is collected by you. Please specify which years you are using
in your response.

The case number for this request is FOI484222146 and we will reply by
06/03/2023 17:00.
 
Please note that if we need further information, we will contact you and
place your request on hold until you provide the additional information.
This may alter the date by which we give our completed reply.
 
Kind regards,

Information Governance Team
Coventry City Council
PO Box 15
Coventry
CV1 5RR

Telephone: 024 7697 5408
Email: [1][email address]

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Please see the attached letter in response to your recent request for
information.

If you have any queries, then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Information Governance Team 
Coventry City Council
PO Box 15 
Coventry
CV1 5RR
 
Telephone: 024 7697 5408
Email: [email address]