Supporting People- Living in Your Own Home
Supporting People
Supporting People is a government programme that aims to help people live more independently and to maintain their accommodation by funding organisations to provide housing related support.
A wide range of vulnerable people receive support from Supporting People funded services including people with mental ill health, people with learning disabilities, older people, people with physical or sensory disabilities, homeless people and families, young people, teenage parents, people with drug or alcohol problems, people at risk of domestic violence and ex offenders or people at risk of offending.
The Derbyshire Supporting People Partnership is made up of the District and Borough Councils within the County, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust, Tameside and Glossop Primary Care Trust and the National Probation Service (Derbyshire). These partners work together to agree strategies and deliver the Supporting People programme in Derbyshire.
If you are interested in finding out more about Supporting People in Derbyshire you can access the Derbyshire Supporting People website at http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/Social_health/adult_care_and_wellbeing/accommodation_and_housing/housing_support/default.asp or you can contact the team using the details below:
Derbyshire Supporting People
Adult Social Services (Adult Care)
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire DE4 3AG
Telephone: 08456 058 058
Housing related support
This is the help you get in your home that allows you to live independently.
For example:
- Help with claiming benefits and filling in forms
- Help to get the skills you need to live independently
- Advice and help to get other services you may need
- Providing alarm and warden services
Do I have to pay for my support?
- If you receive Housing Benefit you should not have to pay housing related costs - they will be paid for you by Supporting People
- If you do not receive Housing Benefit your income and your needs will be looked at, to see if you can get help towards your costs
For further information follow Derbyshire County Council's links to their Supporting People pages.
Downloads
Promoting Independent Living and Choice. A leaflet from Derbyshire County Council. This document is quite large and may take some time to download. (1.42 MB)
Supporting People is a Government programme to help people to live more independently and to maintain their accommodation. This leaflet was produced by Derbyshire County Council. (1.93 MB)
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