If you have never lived independently before, have experienced a period of homelessness, or need additional support with daily living, managing a home can be overwhelming and challenging. We have put together some information on types of support you may be able to access once you have your own home.
Floating Support
Floating support helps people live independently in their own home. It is usually provided when someone moves into a new home and requires support to set up home or when an individual is having housing difficulties which they need support to resolve.
Floating support workers usually meet with people in their home and can help with setting up bills, maintaining your home, managing relationships with neighbours and professionals, managing your money and budgeting, staying safe, accessing support services, wellbeing, training & education etc.
Floating support is often provided by local charities. If you have an open case with akt, you can speak to your caseworker about accessing floating support. If not, you can contact your local council’s housing options teams for help. You can find your local council here Find your local council – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Unfortunately, floating support is not available in all areas so we have included information on other services you may be able to access.