Sheltered accommodation
Additional support
Helping you to stay in your own home
Get Lifeline
in your home
Kent County Council Social Services offer support to people
wishing to stay living in their own home for as long as
possible. Services include:
Supporting People
Supporting People is a Government programme which is there to
provide housing-related support services to those who require
them. These could be people in sheltered housing, those in
hostels or women's refuges, or vulnerable people who need help
living independently.
What is housing-related support?
Housing-related support is help you can get to find, or stay in,
your own home. This includes help to:
- Manage your money
- Claim benefits
- Develop domestic or social skills; and
- Keep you and your home safe.
Housing-related support aims to prevent the problems that can
cause vulnerable people to become homeless, build up debts or rent
arrears, need hospital treatment, or move into care. It is
designed to help people to have a better quality of life and be
independent in their community.
Housing-related support does not include services such as
personal help with eating, washing and dressing, or day care.
In Kent, the County Council is responsible for Supporting People
services. To find out more, read Kent County Council's guide
to Supporting People services by using the link below.
Guide to Supporting People
Links to further information
Age UK (formerly Age Concern and Help the Aged) - http://www.ageuk.org.uk/
Citizens Rights for Older People (advocacy and assistance for
older people) - www.cropkent.org.uk/localguide
Saga (finance, services and lifestyle for older
people) - http://www.saga.co.uk/
Direct Gov (website of the UK Government) - http://www.direct.gov.uk/
Elderly Accommodation Counsel (helping older people to make
housing decisions) - http://www.eac.org.uk/
National Health Service - http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
50connect (social networking for older people) - http://www.50connect.co.uk/
Department for Work and Pensions - http://www.dwp.gov.uk/
Department for Work and Pensions -
pensions information
Kent Fire and Rescue (emergency services) - http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/
Kent County Council - http://www.kent.gov.uk/
Kent County Council libraries information - www.kent.gov.uk/libs