Accommodation

HARP Supported Housing (West)

Who is the project for?

Who do we help?

Single homeless people with low support needs who by accessing the service have the willingness and desire to improve their educational and vocational prospects to aid move on within 1-2 years. Must have a local connection to Southend.

Who we cannot help

Schedule 1 offenders/ People posing a risk to children. Sex offenders.

Gender

Mixed

Minimum age accepted

18

Maximum age accepted

99

How to get a referral

Referral agencies

Single homeless people with low-medium support needs who by accessing the service have the willingness and desire to improve their educational and vocational prospects to aid move on within 1-2 years. Must have a local connection to Southend.

Referral procedure

Access to supported accommodation is through the Southend Access Gateway referral panel (0845 6027895) - multi-agency panel reviews the needs and aspirations of all potential applicants and matches potential residents to supported housing. The Access Gateway Referral Panel uses the following criteria to determine whether an applicant is eligible to be considered for housing: Local Connection (i.e. Lived 3 years in the past 5, or parents, siblings, adult children resident in Southend 5yrs).

Length of stay

Minimum stay

≤ 1 Year

Maximum stay

2 Years

Support and accommodation

Support offered

3 full time staff, available Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, emergency on-call system. Keywork system with meetings at least weekly. Action plan with agreed outcomes, reviewed regularly. Staff provide support around living skills, meaningful occupation, and accessing training

Total spaces

27

Further information

Public transport

Westcliff on Sea train station - 5 minutes walk.