Provision of Supported Housing for Single Homeless People

Descriptions

Direct award to provide Supported Housing for single people who are 16 and over who are or are at risk of becoming or already homeless together with other support needs such as people leaving prison, people with mental ill health, people with substance abuse issues and homeless. The aim of the service is to provide a range of support services to ready them for move on to independent living. Areas of support include: •Improving access to health services and encouraging healthy lifestyles; •Improvement in independent living skills through; practical skills, financial literacy and financial management skills social skills; •Improvements in peoples physical, emotional wellbeing and mental health; •Improvement in people's relationships with family and friends; •Improvement in people's social behaviour by reducing anti-social or offending behaviour; •Reducing social exclusion by improving access to employment, education or training.