This is a list with some additional information about care and housing providers who work with the local authority in Richmond.
Welcome to the Bright Futures SEND Transitions Hub
A lot changes, or starts to change, for Disabled young people when they reach 16. What happens in the next few years will be the foundation of their adult life. There are options to be considered, choices to be made and so many decisions affecting every part of their life.
The way forward is not always clear. The Bright Futures SEND Transitions Information Hub is a resource to help you navigate this new landscape. Curated by Transitions Advisor, Sue Robson, there is a large collection of documents, articles, links to information and resources that can help.
This resource was made possible by generous funding from City Bridge Foundation.
Information and resources about post 16 educational placements and employment options, including info about skills and qualifications, EHCPs, and transport options for post 16 and post 18 young people to their chosen college.
This section has information and resources about benefits for disabled people, including PIP and UC; and making plans for the future to protect the finances of your vulnerable young person
This section has information about healthcare options for a young adult with disabilities
This section has a variety of articles, guides and editorials on SEND transitions topics that don't quite fit into the other sections!
Everyone should be able to live independently with choice and control. This section has information and resources about housing and living options for disabled young people
Feeling connected to your community and having social interaction is an important part of life. This section offers information about social activities, staying safe and sex and relationships
The transition from children to adult social care can feel overwhelming. This section outlines what you can expect, the processes and how to ask for what you want.
The documents in this category are the notes I work from when presenting workshops. The notes are comprehensive but are subject to frequent small changes as I learn new things each time I present a workshop!
This is written by Sue from her personal experience of putting together a group of young people to live together in supported living.
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
This is a short document from United Response with a few simple tips to help you think about transitions for your young person.
This is a link to the application form for the disabled Person’s Freedom Pass if you are a resident of LB Richmond.
A booklet from Skills for Care about what a personal assistant (PA) actually is. The term, as well as carer, befriender, etc often gets used interchangeably with other terms and it can lead to some confusion. Especially as the term personal assistant is used in the commercial world to mean something like a secretary – which it very much is NOT in our world.