Supporting people

Supporting people is a Government Programme which aims to provide good quality housing related support to vulnerable people, to help them live as independently as possible within their community.

Housing related support is help that you may need to set up or maintain your own home. This might include;

• Help to claim benefits, complete forms or manage debts
• Help to develop your domestic skills like budgeting and cooking
• Help to move into independent accommodation or to somewhere with less support
• The services of a sheltered housing Warden or Scheme Manager
• Help to identify and contact other people, groups or organisations you may need assistance from. For example, housing departments, social services, colleges and training centres, housing associations, specialist advice agencies

Bedfordshire Supporting people fund services for a range of different people as shown below;

• people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness;
• Offenders or those at risk of Offending;
• Teenage Parents;
• Young people who are vulnerable;
• people with Drug and Alcohol problems;
• people suffering from or fleeing Domestic Violence;
• Older people;
• people with Physical and Sensory Disabilities;
• people with Learning Difficulties;
• people with Mental Health problems;
• Travellers and Gypsies; and 
• Refugees and Asylum Seekers

How does Supporting people work?|

Information for Service Users

Information for Service Providers and Partners|

If you need this information in Braille or large print, on audio-cassette or in a language other than English (including British Sign Language), please contact the Supporting people Team at the address below.

Supporting people Team
Bedfordshire County Council
County Hall
Cauldwell Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK42 9AP