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Welcome to the accessing support section of the Suffolk Supporting People website. Here you can find details of providers we contract with, and information on how we may be able to help you with your support costs.
If you are in receipt of housing benefit you could get your housing-related support costs paid for you by Supporting People – if you are unsure as to whether this is happening, your support provider should be able to let you know.
If you are not in receipt of housing benefit, and your savings are less than £22,000, you can apply for a fairer charge assessment. This could mean that Supporting People pay for some or all of your housing related support costs. For more information on Fairer Charging, please click on the link at the top of the page.
The Suffolk Supporting People team has been carrying out fairer charge assessments since April 2003. The majority of these applications have been successful in getting some, or all, of their support costs paid for by Supporting People.
If you are a service user who would like to apply for a fairer charge assessment, you will first need to complete a financial assessment form and return it to us at the Supporting People office. Your form will then be passed to the financial assessment team, who will process your application. If you are a service user, or support provider, who would like further information on fairer charging, please contact Anne Duncan on 01473 581832 or by email at: supporting.people.admin@socserv.suffolkcc.gov.uk
If you would like a paper copy of our Financial Declaration form and a Fairer Charge leaflet, please use our contact us form to request one and it will be sent to you within a week. Alternatively you can download these by clicking on the links below. Please note if your savings are in excess of £22,000 you will not be eligible for a fairer charge assessment.
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