Sue Robson visited the Camphill community in St Albans. These are her notes from that visit.
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Sue Robson visited the Camphill community in St Albans. These are her notes from that visit.
This is a checklist of things that should be checked prior to a tenant moving into a new property. It is written with a disabled person’s needs in mind. I can’t now recall where I got this list from – it was originally dated 2020 – and there have probably been updates.
Tags: checklist, private lease
Natasha Corcoran (United Response) delivered an excellent workshop about supported living and housing benefit / local housing allowance. These are notes I took from that workshop. They have checked by Natasha for accuracy and she has added some comments to clarify.
A brief overview of how to go about finding supported living for a young person funded by the ICB – ie NHS Continuing Healthcare, based on parental experience
These are the speaker notes from a workshop delivered by Bright Futures about supported and independent living.
This document consists of notes I have written up that reflect my understanding of exempt status, specified accommodation and supported living. I have also included extracts from a number of websites addressing these terms.
This document is an overview about what to look for when you are choosing a support provider- this could be for supported living or daily care.
Tags: care provider, support provider
The terms supported living and residential care mean different living arrangements but the differences – and similarities – are not always clear. This document sets out information about both and how they compare.
Tags: residential care, Supported living
While I was researching and working towards setting up Sophie’s supported living home with 2 other families I kept a book with all my notes as I went along.
This document is the outcome of research carried out by 3 parents of learning disabled young people who were interested in creating their own supported living provision for their young people.
Tags: care provider, housing, lease, parent commissioned, rent, Supported living
This resource provides and overview of what good support looks like in services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
When a young person is living in supported living their rent is paid by Housing Benefit (HB) rather than by the housing element of Universal Credit. This document talks about HB and additional charges that may also be payable by HB.