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Housing

The Youth Support Team aims to assist young people open to social care in Gloucestershire to support them in preparation for moving into adulthood.

Our specialist housing team is made up of staff with experience and knowledge of housing legislation, the local housing market, and partner agencies.

Our main role is to prevent young people from becoming homeless, by giving the professionals that work with them timely advice and support.

How we can help
What we can offer includes: 

  • Advising workers about young people's rights and responsibilities
  • Advising about their options in the local housing market
  • Signposting and making referrals to other agencies who can help
  • Working with Children in Care who are soon to leave and support them in planning and preparing to move into adulthood.
  • Speaking on behalf of care leavers with landlords, accommodation providers and statutory agencies
  • Advising on welfare benefits.

For young people who are in care or are carer leavers we can provide specialist advice and information about their rights and options. 

Who we help
We work with children in care and care leavers up from the age of 16 up to the age of 25.
N.B. We are unable to accommodate young people under the age of 16 in the youth housing network.

What does housing related support (HRS) mean? 

HRS relates to practical activities that help people with their day to day lives with the primary purpose of developing a person’s capacity to access and maintain independent living, for example: 

  • Support to understand the responsibilities if living in ABS 
  • Support to understand and respond to communications received 
  • Support to avoid and reduce rent arrears and other debt 
  • Support to access appropriate health care 
  • Support to access education, training, employment or volunteering opportunities 
  • Support to move into independent accommodation 

Get in touch
To find out more, call the Youth Support Team on 01452 415707 / 01242 242825  or email us at dl-GLOSYST-housing@prospects.co.uk
Professionals can also contact wraparound@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

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