What is Supported Living?
Supported living is housing which provides care and support services. These services can help you to live as independently as possible.
Supported living provides people with individual tenancies. This means that you will have a home of your own and will be able to furnish it as you wish.
It provides accommodation for a range of people including:
- older people
- people with a learning disability
- autistic people
- people with mental health-related needs
- vulnerable young people
- people who have experienced homelessness.
You may live by yourself in a flat or bungalow. You may have a room in a house you can share with two or three other adults with similar support needs.
The service will create a care and support plan for you, for your assessed needs. Your plan will help you to become as independent as possible. It will try to reduce the amount of support you need.
Support workers will help you to live the way you want to, and to access services and social activities. Meals are not provided, but support workers can help you to shop and cook.
The Landlord will be a registered specialist supported housing provider.
To access supported living, you will need to request a social care assessment.
Find out how to request a social care assessment
You may need to contribute to the cost of your care. To decide how much you might need to pay, you will need to have a financial assessment.
