HSEU News: What is Housing Support?

The Housing Support Enabling Unit has launched today an updated paper outlining the diverse models of housing support and supported housing provided across Scotland.

Although housing support is often delivered through the socially rented sector, it should be available to people living across all tenures (social renting; private renting; owner occupied). The paper outlines models and examples of visiting support, Housing First, transitional supported housing, and longer-term supported and sheltered housing.

The beginning of the new financial year is an important time for housing support providers as services are commissioned and contracts are renegotiated. Using examples from different providers, this paper demonstrates that while the features and service model of housing support may vary based on a person’s individual needs and circumstances, all housing support services play a role in supporting people to stay safe and well at home. This includes enabling people to exercise their rights to obtain and keep a home, to live independently, and to participate in the life of their community.

What is Housing Support?: Models of Housing Support and Supported Housing