Community Housing

Helping you move towards independent living

Community Housing aims to support and help you in moving towards independence

 What will Community Housing do for me? 

Community Housing will provide you with a home of your own. We will also provide the support, help and information to give you the skills and knowledge to live successfully in your own home.

We will work with you to make sure that what we offer is what you need. If your needs change, then we will make sure what we offer changes.

 

 Is Community Housing for me? 

Community Housing is for you if you:

• Currently live in a hostel
• Are aged 16 or over
• Need help to run your home

 How do I apply? 

When you and your support worker feel you are ready to move into a home of your own they will make a referral to us. We will then arrange to meet you and together we will complete an application form. If the service is right for you we will place you on the waiting list.

 What happens next? 

We will keep you updated on your application. When a property becomes available we will ask you to view it and have a look around.

After seeing the property you decide if you want to move in.

If the property or location is not suitable you will go back onto the waiting list until another property becomes available.

 What does it cost? 

If you receive benefits, housing benefit will cover most or all of the cost. You will be responsible for paying your own bills.

 How does it work? 

With your support worker you will design your own personal action plan based on what you want to achieve. This could include:

	Managing your home	Help you to feel safe and secure living in your home Help to move on when you are ready
	Managing money	Help to budget your money so there’s enough for everything you need Help you to pay bills and reduce your debt.
	Self care and living skills	Support you to learn new skills which will help you to look after yourself and your home.
	Out of hours tenancy support	Support for you and your home 24 hours a day for tenancy emergencies.
	Motivation and taking responsibility	helping you to reach your goals and stay focused.
	Meaningful use of time	help to find education, training and fun activities that interest you and give you a reason to get up in the morning.
	Social networks and relationships	help to meet new people and reconnect with family and friends.
	Physical health	help to find G.P.s, dentists, etc and how to make and get you to appointments.
	Emotional & mental wellbeing	support through difficult times and helping you to use other services that can help.
	Drug and alcohol misuse	help to use substance misuse services and support to get you through it.
	Offending	support with probation or paying fines.