What money can I get?
16/17 year olds on a care order living with parents
|
Allowance |
Entitlement |
|---|---|
| Personal allowance | Individual Assessment |
| Setting up home grant | Individual Assessment |
| Clothing | Assessed need |
| Birthday | Dependent upon individual circumstances |
| Festival | Dependent upon individual circumstances |
| EET Equipment/Clothing | Based on need |
| Travel/Bus Pass | Individual assessment 16 to 19 - Bursary |
| Hobbies/Interests | Based on assessed need |
| Passport | First adult passport only |
| Driving license and up to 10 lessons | From 17 and available up to age 21 – subject to assessment |
Payments to young people returning home will be considered on an individual basis and the above support is only offered for a maximum of 6 months after the child moves home. Parents will be expected to apply for mainstream benefits to support the child.
Requests for any of the above support should be made with an accompanying assessment taking into account when the young person returned home, individual family circumstances, safeguarding, whether the young person is accessing employment, education or training any other relevant facts.
If the young person returns home and if the young person needs furniture for their rooms, this is not funded by your setting up home grant. Any furniture to help you go home will come from a different fund