Supported living and supporting people

The programme contributes to a thriving, healthy and inclusive community that is confident and safe by ensuring that vulnerable groups have an equal opportunity to lead a fulfilling life, and participate fully in our community and wider society.

Supporting people

We can help vulnerable people maintain and improve their ability to live independently by, for example:

• helping an older person stay in their own home
• helping someone coming out of homelessness to manage their own home
• helping someone with mental health problems to live independently

What type of help can we provide?

• help to develop life skills such as understanding and complying with tenancies, budgeting and cooking
• support access to services and benefits including health, social care and specialist and leisure
• support to access education, training and employment
• monitoring health and wellbeing

Who do we help?

• homeless people and rough sleepers
• people with mental health problems
• people with learning disabilities
• people with drug and or alcohol problems
• victims of hate crime and domestic violence
• ex-offenders and those at risk of offending

We also support older people and adults with a range of needs and adults in temporary accommodation provided by the Council.