Housing and support
Homelessness help
With your consent, your personal adviser will inform the Housing Options service of anything in your Pathway Plan that may affect what they do to help and support you.
Your personal adviser will help you get any extra support you need. For example:
- budgeting advice
- support to stop your tenancy breaking down
A Homeless Allocation Pathway Planning Support (HAPPS) Panel meets regularly, and tracks and reviews care experienced young people placed in supported housing, especially those at high risk of eviction.
All care experienced young people are referred to specialist young people services, including:
- Key Project
- DePaul
- Places for People
They work together to provide housing and support if you are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Homelessness
Care experienced young people will not be classed as intentionally homeless.
If you become homeless, our Care Leaving team will be informed on the same working day, with your agreement.
A Housing Options Officer will offer you advice and support. They will work closely with you and your personal adviser to try and solve your housing problem.
The Housing Options Officer will also provide you with a personalised housing plan. This is agreed with you and sets out the steps that must be taken to try to solve your problem.
It is important that action is taken quickly to prevent you becoming homeless.
Rough sleeping
If you are rough sleeping or are at risk of doing so, we will give you emergency temporary housing.
Bed and breakfast accommodation will only be used as a last resort.