About Us
What is Supporting People
in Suffolk?
Supporting
People is a national programme funded by central Government. Supporting People in Suffolk is a working partnership of local government,
probation, health, voluntary sector organisations, housing associations,
support agencies and service users. Supporting People in
Suffolk receives a grant of over £18 million. Suffolk
County Council manages the Supporting People grant on behalf of
all the partners.
What
do the Supporting People in Suffolk Team do?
The
Supporting People in Suffolk team monitor the quality of housing
related support services, and make sure that Suffolk has the right
services to meet people's needs. Supporting People in Suffolk
has a five-year strategy that explains what work we are doing now
and our plans for the future. You can get a copy of our strategy
from our website or from the Supporting People in Suffolk team.
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What
is housing related support?
The
main purpose of housing related support is to help you live independently
in your own home.
Services
may include:
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Assisting people with the security
of their homes
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Assisting people with personal
safety in their homes
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Enabling people to undertake
minor repairs and organise the servicing of their own equipment
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Life skills training, such as
support to acquire domestic skills
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Helping people with social skills,
such as motivational support and preventing loneliness and social
isolation
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Assisting people with dealing
with other people such as landlords, other tenants and a range
of professionals
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Assisting people with personal
budgeting
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Supporting people with neighbour
disputes
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Support with moving to more
independent accommodation
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Occasionally accompanying people
on shopping trips and errands
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Arranging social events
Support
services can be ‘short-term' or ‘long-term' depending on your needs.
You may receive short, weekly home visits, or support workers available on-site
in supported housing schemes, such as sheltered housing, or homeless
hostels.
Short-term
services can last for up to two years and are designed to help you
move to, or maintain independent living. Long-term services
have no specified end date and are provided to help you maintain
independent living.
Who
is it for?
Supporting
People in Suffolk support over 9,000 people including:
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Homeless
people
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Older
people with support needs
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People
escaping domestic violence.
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People
who have recently come out of prison or are at risk of offending
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People
with drug or alcohol problems
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People
with learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical or
sensory disabilities
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Travellers
and gypsies
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Young
vulnerable people and teenage parents
How
do I get a housing related support service?
If
you think you need housing related support, you can ask your housing
officer, needs assessor from health or social care, nurse or probation
officer. You can also ask housing related support providers
or contact the Supporting People team.
How
can I get more information?
You
can get more information about Supporting People in several ways.
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From
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From housing related support providers |
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From
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