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FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND
INDEPENDENT SERVICE
Providing
floating support throughout Wiltshire to help people take up a new
home or stay in their current one.
Floating
support
Service users are given a named worker to support them with the types
of task described on this Web page, for a maximum of two years.
This
means that if they move into new accommodation within the county their
support goes with them.
When
support is no longer needed it “floats off” to support
someone else, but can return to them if needed again at a later date.
Who
can we support?
We provide housing-related support throughout Wiltshire to anyone
aged 16+.
What
can we support you with?
• Financial difficulties that make it hard for you to pay for
your housing, eg debts, rent or mortgage arrears, problems with benefit
payments, etc.
• Understanding your housing rights and responsibilities.
• Accessing other services or social activities in the community.
• Maintaining your important utility services, eg gas, electric,
and water.
• Resettling into a new home.
• Resolving problems with neighbours.
• Developing independent life skills, eg budgeting, living safely
in your home.
• Liaising with other organisations.
• Other tasks that will support you to secure or maintain your
accommodation.
How
to apply for support
We welcome applications directly from:
•
Service users
• Any other statutory, voluntary, or community organisation
(with applicant's consent)
• Private or registered social landlords or mortgage providers
(with applicant's consent).
One-to-one
support
Many people find having their own support worker helps them to identify
and overcome difficulties. These difficulties may prevent them from
living independently; put them at risk of homelessness; or stop them
from improving or rebuilding inclusive lives. Service users are helped
to plan what support they need to meet their short and
longer-term goals.
An
agreement is made about who will do what and about when and how often
they will meet their support worker. As well as helping to overcome
existing difficulties, this often prevents new problems developing.
Group
support
Getting together with other people dealing with similar issues can
provide valuable encouragement and support. It also helps service
users develop knowledge and skills to live independently in the community.
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We
can support people with no accommodation and in any form of accommodation
– including temporary accommodation, local authority or housing
association accommodation, private rented or owner-occupied housing,
boats, caravans, or institutions.
COMMUNITY4
IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN:
Westlea Housing
Tel 01249 465465 www.westlea.co.uk
Splitz SupportService
Tel 0845 600 1945 www.splitz.org
Drugs and Homelessness Initiative
Tel 01225 329411 www.drugsandhomeless.org.uk
Alabaré Christian Care Centres
Tel 01722 322882 www.alabare.co.uk
An
application form is available at www.community4.org.uk
and can be submitted online or sent by fax or post.
Please contact us if you would like to make an application, have the
service explained to you, or if you have any other enquiries:
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