This is a list of care agencies known to be working in Hounslow. Compiled by a Ruils Children’s Services colleague who works with families in Hounslow.
This is a list of care and housing providers who are currently known to the local authority and working in LB Hounslow. These are providers of supported living homes. There are many more care providers who work in the community but who do not provide supported living or residential care.
When a young person is eligible for Housing Benefit (HB) to pay their rent or for the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) under Universal Credit (UC) the total amount payable can include ‘eligible charges’ in addition to the actual rent.
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.
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.
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.
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.