Housing related support is to help you gain or maintain your independence and enable you to carry out day-to-day living tasks yourself. A support worker or warden/scheme manager can give advice, help and support within your own home or a supported living scheme.
If you receive housing benefit and need support to live independently you may be entitled to have your support costs paid by the supporting people grant. If you are not in receipt of housing benefit you still may qualify to have your support cost paid by applying for a Fairer Charging Assessment.
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Below are some examples of housing related support:
- help setting up and maintaining your home or tenancy
- managing finances and making benefit claims
- establishing contact with other organisations and agencies
- help provided by a warden or scheme manager in sheltered housing
- provision of community or social alarms i.e. Lifeline
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Housing related support is given to a variety of groups, which include:
- victims of domestic violence
- older people
- people with learning difficulties
- people with a physical or learning difficulties
- single homeless
- people with mental health problems
- young people aged 16 to 25
- HIV/Aids
- teenage parents
- people with substance misuse problems
- people at risk of offending
- homeless families
- rough sleepers
- travellers
Housing related support does not pay for any personal care that people may receive.
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Housing support services are provided by a variety of organisations from the Local Authority, private and voluntary sector. Supporting people was introduced to ensure that services are good quality, reliable, value for money and are what people want in order to meet their needs and compliment existing services.
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You can contact the housing related support team directly to discuss the support you intend on receiving.
Email: supporting.people@eastriding.gov
Tel: 01482 396098
Fax: 01482 396447
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