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 Guidebook

The Supporting People Customer Charter

We ask that You

Contact Names and Numbers

Supporting People Scheme

Supporting People Programme

Supporting People QAF results

Hampshire County Council Supporting People website

www.hants.gov.uk/supporting-people

Fareham and Gosport Supported Housing Panel website

www.fareham.gov.uk/council/departments/housing/strathousing/supportedhousingpanel.aspx

Contact details
General phone number:	023 9254 5722
Alan Howsam
Supporting People Team Leader	alan.howsam@gosport.gov.uk
Amanda McKay
Homeless Support Officer	amanda.mckay@gosport.gov.uk
Sonia Turner
Homeless Support Officer	sonia.turner@gosport.gov.uk
Kerry Smith
Homeless Support Officer	kerry.smith@gosport.gov.uk
Joanna Smith
Homeless Support Office	joanna.smith@gosport.gov.uk
Helen Wort
Homeless Support Officer	helen.wort@gosport.gov.uk
Tania Panormo
Homeless Support Officer	tania.panormo@gosport.gov.uk

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: 0800 028 0835 and ask for the emergency homeless service.