L.A.T.S.S (Adref Ltd. Tenancy Support)
Local Authority Tenants Support Scheme
The Tenancy Support Project is for homeless people and those threatened with homelessness. It provides support to people in order to sustain and maintain their present tenancy through floating support and also resettlement packages. The scheme is available to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Tenants.
Adref Ltd manages the Project in partnership with Merthyr County Borough Council.
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- To provide support to Client’s to maintain and work towards a stable housing environment.
- To provide support for vulnerable homeless people or those at risk of homelessness and to reduce the number of failed tenancies.
· To decrease homelessness and increase social
inclusion.
· To reduce the number of failed tenancies.
· To provide a range of support and assessments to all vulnerable groups.
· To provide ongoing support through the utilization of the Transitional
Housing Benefit funding in conjunction with local authority.
· To identify individual support needs and establish support services at an
identified level, in conjunction with other agencies.
· To assist with integration into local community, establish links and
utilize local amenities.
WHAT THE PROJECT CAN OFFER CLIENT’S
· An appropriate level of resettlement and
floating support can be offered according to need.
· This support can vary in duration.
· The project operates a Keywork system incorporating a support plan.
· The support plan is kept by the Client and a copy by the Support Worker.
The Support Worker can offer support and advice on issues such as:
· Assistance with accessing accommodation,
including negotiation with Local Authority.
· Budgeting, using budget plans.
· Accessing services, i.e. Drug, Alcohol, Mental health, and further
Education.
· Liaison with Social Services.
· Liaison with Probation Service.
· Tenancy issues i.e. Rent Arrears/Housing Benefit/Living within the terms of
the tenancy.
· To maximize each tenants take up of welfare benefits.
· Advocacy, mediation and dispute management.
· To review support needs on a regular basis and refer Client to external
agencies for more specialized support if necessary.
· Ensuring emotional well being.
· Crisis intervention.
· Planned withdrawal of support, tailor made problem solving plans.
· Exit interview to find out the Client’s experience of support and an
opportunity to comment.
What is the Merthyr Tydfil Local Authority Tenancy Support Project?
This project provides floating support to
vulnerable homeless people or those at risk of becoming homeless. The support
is designed to enable you to sustain or maintain a tenancy with the
assistance of a resettlement package and floating support. This will help you
gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to maintain independence and your
own tenancy.
A ‘support plan’ setting realistic goals to work towards is drawn up between
you and your Support Worker dependent on your individual needs and monitored
regularly.
When an offer of accommodation has been made
(if appropriate) a meeting will be arranged to discuss what help you need to
move, this could include help with DSS, Purchase of furniture, Connection of
utilities and other practical things you need to do.
It is also an opportunity to meet with anyone else involved in supporting
you, so that everyone is clear about the support they offer, for example this
may be a social worker.
The Support Worker will begin work with you towards your ‘support plan’, which will include the goals that you want to achieve. The duration of, which will be dependent on the support, required.
This applies if you hold an existing tenancy, provided that there is a vacancy on the project at the time.
This will depend on your support needs, which
will be reviewed regularly.
When support is no longer needed, it will be withdrawn in a gradual and
planned way, ending in an exit Interview with the Project Worker. This will
give you an opportunity to say if your support needs were met, and where you
will be encouraged to suggest ways of improving future services of the
project.
The Project Worker is based in Merthyr Tydfil
and telephone contact is available within office hours, with an answering
machine facility where messages can be left to retrieve.
Tel: (01685 350099)
Charity No: 703130 - Company No: 2459797 - Email to garth.villas@virgin.net
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