Privately Rented Housing Support For Care Leavers
1. As of 21st March 2024, does your local authority offer to act as a rent guarantor for care-experienced young people (e.g. care leavers) to access when seeking to rent a privately rented property? * Yes * No 2. If 'Yes' to Question 1, what is the eligibility criteria for care-experienced young people (e.g. care leavers) to have your local authority act as their rent guarantor? 3. As of 21st March 2024, does your local authority offer a rent deposit for care-experienced young people (e.g. care leavers) to access when seeking to rent a privately rented property? * Yes * No 4. If 'Yes' to Question 3, what is the eligibility criteria for care-experienced young people (e.g. care leavers) to be offered a rent deposit? 5. If 'Yes' to Question 3, are there any limits/restrictions to the amount of rent deposit offered to care-experienced young people? 6. If your local authority offers to act as a rent guarantor and/or provide rent deposits for care-experienced young people (e.g. care leavers) when seeking to rent a privately rented property, can this be accessed by care-experienced young people from your local authority living out-of-area? * Yes - both can be offered. * Yes - the rent guarantor offer. * Yes - the rent deposit offer. * No - neither offer. 7. If you have any published information or data concerning your local authority's guarantor or deposit scheme as set out above, please can you send it through.