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The Supporting People Programme

The Supporting People programme in Kingston offers housing related support services to help people live independently in their own home and to prevent them from becoming homeless or having to move into institutional care. There are different types of services available depending on a person's individual needs.

Examples of supported housing services include:

• General information and advice
• Help people budget, manage money and assistance with welfare benefits
• Support people to move to more independent accomodation
• Advice on getting a community alarm
• Assisting people to deal with their landlord or other professionals and to arrange appointments
• Helping people to organise repairs and adaptations in their own home
• Helping people to develop their social skills
• Helping people to develop life skills such as learning to cook their own meals
• Arranging social events
• Occasionally accompanying people on shopping trips or helping with errands
• Befriending
• Help to deal with neighbour disputes

Peoples needs are assessed and reviewed regularly by the organisation or person providing the support.  Some of the services are aimed at helping people stay in their own home.  Some of them are aimed at helping people gain the skills and confidence they need to become more independent in the future.

The support services can be either `short-term' or `long-term'.  Short-term services generally last up to two years with the intention of moving an individual on to independant living or increasing their ability to live independently.  Long-term services are on a continuous basis and are often provided for life.

Contact us

If you would like to contact the Supporting People Team with any queries or comments please use the details below:

Supporting People Team
Guildhall 1
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 1EU

Telephone: 020 8547 4760

Email: spteam@rbk.kingston.gov.uk