Our Space – Information for Cared For and Care Experienced young people
If you are aged over 18, your personal adviser will help you to find suitable accommodation.
This might involve:
Working with the Council’s Housing Options Services to come up with suitable housing options for you.
Help to obtain supported accommodation if you are not ready or don’t want to have your own tenancy.
If this is what you and your foster carers want, we can support you to remain with your foster carers under what’s called a ‘Staying Put’ arrangement. This can last until you are 21.
Support to access social housing (this is accommodation managed by a housing association) by applying through Property Pool Plus with One Vision Housing.
Advice about holding down a tenancy, including avoiding rent or arrears, paying bills and budgeting.
Helping you to claim housing benefit/universal credit.
Practical support with moving into and furnishing your new home.
Supporting you if you have a housing crisis, including helping if you are threatened with losing, or lose, a tenancy.
All care experienced people to age 25yrs will be given band B priority status upon registering for social housing. One Vision Housing will provide you with Local Authority Offer for Care Leavers an Independent Living Officer when you first start a tenancy with them. They will support you to settle into your tenancy and will stay involved for as long as you need them.
