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?
£2,000
2) How many young people left the care of your council on or after their 16th birthday in the 2022-2023 financial year?
140
3) How many of these young people received a leaving care grant?
23 received a leaving are grant payment in 2022-23
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?
£840.11 – Mean
£250 – Median
5) What was the lowest amount paid out to a care leaver in a leaving care grant in the 2022-2022 financial year?
For the financial year 22/23, it was £14 (part payment, straddling financial years)
6) What was the highest amount paid out to a care leaver in a ‘leaving care grant’ in the 2022-2023 financial year?
£2,000