Supporting People Services in Kingston
What types of Supporting People services are there?
Kingston has a total of 46 services, 35 external services which are managed by 17 providers and 11 internal services managed by Royal Borough of Kingston.
Supporting People services may be Accommodation based or non accomodation based. In accomodation based services people usually move into a property where they get support to help them live independantly. Examples of accomodation based services are sheltered housing, supported housing projects or women's refuges.
Some people may not need accomodation based support or may prefer to stay in their own home and support can be delivered in non accomodation based services. Support is provided where the customer is living. Examples of these types of services are Community Alarms or Floating Support Services.
Who can recieve Supporting People Services?
The following organisations and agencies can apply on someone's behalf to recieve a support service, subject to the eligibility criteria for that service or for some services you may be able to apply directly
- Social Services Departments
- Housing Departments
- Housing Associations
- Probation
- Health
- Voluntary Organisations
- Self Referrals
How can I find out who provides Supporting People services?
You can aso find out about Supporting People services in Kingston and the rest of England and who to contact to access them by using the Supporting People National Directory. The National Directory can be searched by area or the type of help you are looking for. The directory will give details about the type of service being provided including emergency accomodation and will also provide national and local helpline numbers.