About the Scheme
The Supported Housing Scheme is a Multi Agency approach to providing support to achieve independent living for families. The Scheme is provided in Partnership with Portsmouth City Council and aims to develop people’s skills and behaviours in order to maintain tenancies and independent living.

Who is it available to?
It is available to families in the Portsmouth area. However, families have to be referred to the scheme via a Supported Housing Panel, via Portsmouth City Council Housing Options Department. It is the Supported Housing Panels decision as to whether this accommodation is made available to the family dependant on the referral and support needs identified.

What is on offer?
We provide on-going support in 4 main areas to develop skills and behaviours in:
• Home Management • Budgeting • Parenting • Neighbour Issues

How does it work?
The Supported Housing Panel nominates a family onto the scheme. All properties are Portsmouth City Council owned. We take the tenancy and sub let it to the nominated family. The family agree an initial action plan of support and we visit at least once a week and work with the families in developing their skills and behaviours in order to maintain their tenancy independently. We provide support for a minimum of six months up to a maximum of 2 years. The Supported Housing Panel meets every 4 weeks to review progress and when families have demonstrated their ability to maintain a tenancy independently, the tenancy is signed into their name and signed off the scheme.

What does it cost?
Nothing to the Service User as the Service is funded by the Government’s Supporting People programme. However, each family will be responsible for rent, Service Charge and all normal utility bills.

Interested?
For more information contact Patricia Barratt - Senoir Resettlement Worker. Alternatively use this link to the Portsmouth City Council web site: www.portsmouthcc.gov.uk

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