Article: Supported Housing Article Body What is Supported Housing? Supported housing are housing projects that are provided for the benefit of people who need additional support to manage and keep their home. Supported housing can consist of: Regular support in a specifically designed project (accommodation-based support). Projects supplying 24-hour support to help clients live in the wider community (live-in support). Support visits for someone who can almost live completely independently in their home (floating support). Sheltered housing schemes for older people. What support is provided? Housing-related support aims to: Develop or sustain an individuals skill to live independently and safely in their own home. Provide support to prevent homelessness or tenancy breakdown or admission to institutional care. Is based on an agreement between the service provider and the user with agreed objectives. Each individual has a support plan tailored to their particular needs and could include any of the following: Setting up a tenancy - understanding their rights and responsibilities. Money matters - help to claim benefits and manage budgets to make sure rent and bills are paid. General housekeeping - support with everyday things, such as shopping, cleaning, preparing food, doing laundry etc. Social support - to find out about social and leisure activities in the community and how to get involved. Practical support - for example how to get and manage medication, local transport and jobs. Obtaining and maintaining furnishings. Emotional and physical issues - someone on hand to talk to and help resolve problems. Getting additional support services - contacting Health/Social Services or Barnsley Alcohol and Drugs Advisory Service (BADAS). Any other issues connected with the maintenance of tenancies. Support must be related to the maintenance of the tenancy and does not include personal care. Further information on Housing Related Support can be found on Supporting People Homepage. What type of clients are supported? Supported accommodation is provided for a wide range of client groups including the following: Older vulnerable people Young vulnerable people People with an offending history People with a physical or learning disability People with mental health problems Teenage parents People who have misused drugs or alcohol People fleeing domestic violence Single homeless people Vulnerable families Refugees There are fully sheltered schemes and individual bungalows managed by both Berneslai Homes on behalf of Barnsley Council and Housing Associations in Barnsley. Extracare Sheltered Housing Barnsley also has Extracare sheltered housing offering different levels of care and housing support for people who need support to live independently. Extracare schemes normally provide additional communal facilities such as a restaurant, laundry and a variety of optional activities. There are a number of qualifying entry criteria to Extracare schemes and all allocations are made through Berneslai Homes. Additional information on Extracare accommodation is available on the leaflet Extracare Housing in Barnsley Extracare schemes in Barnsley Lavender Court on Kendray, tel 01226 245037, is owned and managed by Chevin Housing Association . The scheme provides 44 one and two bedroomed apartments in the core building plus 8 two bedroomed bungalows all for rent. Westmeads in Royston, tel 01226 702030 is owned and managed by South Yorkshire Housing Association. The scheme provides 50 two bedroomed apartments, 42 for rent and 8 for Homebuy shared ownership all in the core building, plus seven bungalows adjacent to the scheme. There are also two new Extracare schemes being built in Barnsley. Cherry Tree Court in Goldthorpe, tel 01709 890155, is owned and managed by Chevin Housing Association . The scheme provides sixty apartments with two bedrooms all for rent. Fitzwilliam Court in Hoyland, tel 01226 743215 is owned and managed by Guinness Northern Counties Housing Association. The scheme provides forty seven 2 bed apartments, and one 1 bed apartment . Four two bedroomed apartments will be for shared ownership. Accommodation based support schemes in Barnsley, all managed by Housing Associations, provide a range of services for other client groups. For details of services available see Supporting People Homepage. Contact Details Write: Affordable Housing Enabling Officer Affordable Housing Team Strategy, Growth and Regeneration PO Box 603 Barnsley S70 9FD Tel: 01226 772702 Email: affordablehousing@barnsley.gov.uk Information is available for both sheltered and Extracare schemes via Barnsley Connect Offices or tel 01226 775656. For all rented accommodation, or to join the Berneslai Homes housing register, applicants should contact Barnsley Connects on 01226 775555 or go into any of Barnsley Connects offices. Related information Mental Health - Supported Housing provides information to help vulnerable people to become able to live independently in their home. Learning Disabilities Service - Supported Living Service currently has capacity to support 85 people with a learning disability across the borough of Barnsley with the support they need to live independently in their own homes and remain part of their local community. Supporting People Homepage want to give people more control over their services and the way in which they are arranged.