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.


FOI Reference : 1351621
Received Date: 21/03/2024