Cared for children

Help and support

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    Council Tax discount

    If you've left care and live in the borough of Rochdale, you can apply for a Council Tax discount.

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    Free prescriptions

    As a care leaver, you're eligible for free prescriptions until you're 25 years old.

Decision making

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    Policies, strategies and reviews

    We use policy and strategy documents to guide our decisions. We also use them to develop and run our services fairly and consistently.

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    Councillors and committees

    Councillors are responsible for agreeing provision of services and how the council's money is spent.