We want to help you find accommodation that meets your needs and helps you feel confident about living independently.
If you are an eligible or relevant young person, we will continue to pay for your accommodation until your 18th birthday. As part of your Pathway Plan, your Social Worker, Personal Adviser and Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) will help you explore your housing options before you turn 18.
If you are over 18, your Personal Adviser can help you:
- find suitable accommodation
- complete housing applications
- attend housing interviews
- access housing support services
- claim Housing Benefit or housing-related support through Universal Credit
Applying for housing
Care leavers can apply for social housing in Hartlepool from the age of 17 years and 3 months.
Eligible care leavers receive Band 2 priority under the council's housing allocation policy.
Your options
You may decide to:
- stay with your foster carer through Staying Put
- move into supported or semi-independent accommodation
- rent your own home from social housing or a private landlord
- live with family, friends or a partner
- move into university accommodation
- buy your own home