Supporting People

What is the Supporting People scheme?

Supporting people is a Government Programme that helps people to live independent lives through housing related support services. It is a grant that, from April 2003, is paid directly to the organisation providing the housing related support service. Contact details are at the bottom of this page.

What are housing related support services?
 

These are services which develop or maintain an individual’s ability to live independently. For example, a support worker coming to your home to help you:

• Develop domestic or life skills

• With your finances or benefit claims

Services that do not count as housing related support services are those such as personal care where you may need help with bathing or administering medication.

Who can Supporting People help?

• Older people who are frail

• People with long-term illness

• People with physical, sensory or learning disabilities

• People with mental illness

• Young people under 25 who are at risk

• People fleeing domestic violence

• Homeless people needing support

• Vulnerable lone parents

• Ex-prisoners or offenders

• Refugees

• People who misuse drugs or alcohol

Homelessness Frequently Asked Questions

Homelessness Support Service

Newsletters

Surveys

Supporting People Information Leaflet

The Supporting People Customer Charter

We ask that You

Contact Names and Numbers

Supporting People Scheme

Supporting People Programme

Emergency Service

If you need emergency help outside of normal office hours (9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday), for the following reasons:

• Something has happened that means you are wanting to be moved immediately to emergency accommodation

• Emergency repairs to your temporary accommodation that can't wait until the next workding day

Please call this number: 07831 154 145 and ask for the emergency homeless service.

Hampshire County Council Supporting People website

www.hants.gov.uk/supporting-people