Supporting people programme

What help is available from supporting people?

The Supporting people programme can provide a range of housing related support services to help vulnerable people maintain and improve their ability to live independently at home and within the community.

Supporting people funds services that provide a range of housing related support, including:

• Sheltered housing for older people
• Supported living schemes, where support is permanently linked to a property
• Hostels where residents usually stay there on a temporary basis
• Women's refuges
• Lifelines, an alarm system that lets you call for help
• Outreach services, which support people to retain their own home in the community

Supporting people funded services cannot support:

• Medical or nursing treatment?
• Personal care task, such as feeding, bathing?and dressing?
• Assistance with using the toilet?
• Professional treatment or counselling?
• Intensive behaviour management

Who can get help?

Supporting people services can be provided in your own home.

You will receive an assessment of your support needs and a support plan will be agreed with you. This plan will clearly show what the service includes and how it will be provided.

Supporting People funds services for a diverse range of people with different needs, including:

• Older people with support needs and frail elderly people
• People with mental health problems
• People with learning disabilities
• People with a physical or sensory disability
• Single homeless people with support needs
• Offenders or people at risk of offending
• Young people at risk and care leavers
• Women at risk of domestic violence
• People living with HIV
• Homeless families with support need

Supporting people subsidy

How to apply for help

Referrals to supporting people services can be made by social workers, GPs, voluntary organisations and housing officers.