When you become a care experienced adult and are assessed as being ready to live independently, you may be eligible for a ‘Setting Up Home Allowance’ (also known as Leaving Care Grant) of up to £2000, which your Personal Advisor will help you apply for. Your Personal Advisor will work with you to ensure the allowance lasts well into your adult life, so you have a fall-back plan if something doesn’t quite work out as you planned.
This allowance is to help you to buy furniture or other equipment when moving into independent, permanent housing, and will be reflected in your Pathway Plan. We have a guide to costings to help you to manage this and encourage you to buy second-hand when this is safe and appropriate, e.g., coffee tables, bedside cabinets, wardrobes. We have a handy guide to suggested costings for various items of furniture which we will
share with you.