Social work and related services

Tender description

Housing support service for offenders is for people who are eligible for housing related support to enable them to live independently in the community. The service will be provided in line with the Council’s Policy for housing related support for people who are currently living in Dormer House and within accommodation where floating support is required. Housing support service for offenders is for people who are eligible for housing related support to enable them to live independently in the community. The service will be provided in line with the Council’s Policy for housing related support for people who are currently living in Dormer House and within accommodation where floating support is required. These are defined as services with the purpose either of developing or sustaining an individual’s capacity to live independently in accommodation: 1) Enable a person to move to more independent housing, prevent a person being at risk of losing their home, preventing a move to less independent care, if this housing related support was not provided. A primary purpose of the service is to enable the person to live in more independent accommodation than they otherwise might or to prevent the loss of this independent accommodation; 2) Focus on developing or sustaining more independent living skills, even where this will take a considerable period of time. The long term development of more independent living skills or the maintenance of skills which are critical to sustaining the independent living arrangement; 3) Are provided to people with vulnerabilities that render them in need of support services who are at risk of losing their home due to an inability to cope with the demands and requirements of living independently (in a tenancy, as an owner-occupier or as a lodger or other semi-independent arrangement).