Having a stable home is critical. It helps people to remain healthy and provides a foundation from which to find and maintain employment, feel part of a community and experience self-worth. People who have experienced homelessness can often find moving into accommodation a very stressful experience. They can often feel anxious, distrustful of statutory organisations and fearful of change. Our specialist Housing Team provides expert advice and support to help people successfully navigate the search for housing and crucially, support them to sustain life away from the street.
Our Housing Support Services include:
- Drop-in clinics for housing advice and support.
- Partnership work with the Local Council and Housing Officers to ensure that housing needs and vulnerabilities are fully understood.
- Support to help people access Home-Link bidding and private rental accommodation applications.
- Dealing with Council housing debt and brokering payment plans to enable people to move forward.
- Helping people to set up bank accounts and to apply for appropriate identification documents.
- Making applications to local organisations who can provide furnishing grants.
- Supporting individuals when they move into a tenancy, equipping them with home furnishing packs.
- Teaching life-skills such as cooking and budgeting to help them feel confident and well-equipped to maintain a home.
- Providing regular emotional support to ensure that individuals do not feel isolated and at risk of returning to negative behaviour patterns.