Whilst our supported accommodation is for a specific length of time, we recognise that some of our clients may need longer if they are to successfully attain independent living skills. We have therefore developed our Homes 4 Life service (H4L), which is based on the housing first model.

Our H4L service accepts internal referrals from any of our existing services so that service users can continue to make progress rather than move out too soon, isolate and fail in their tenancy and return to a homeless status and/or rough sleeping.

H4L offers clients a fully furnished property. They can access support from us for up 2 years after which point they can continue to reside in the property rather than moving again.

The homes4life service manages properties that are dispersed around Bradford.

The Parent+ service was developed due to a lack of appropriate housing and support services in Bradford for single parents.

The accommodation element of our service runs on the housing first model and offer families stability in having a long term tenancy.  If however, they wish to move area, rehousing support will be made available as part of our service delivery.

We also provide a floating support/community outreach service to families who have their own accommodation but need extra support / interventions to maintain their accommodation. This approach will help to prevent families losing their home or help to identify and assist them in moving to more appropriate housing.

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Our staff

Our staff are trained professionals who provide advice, support and practical assistance to service users, helping them develop life skills, increase their confidence and self-esteem and focus towards securing a permanent tenancy.

Our partnerships

This is achieved by working closely and in partnership with the service user, using a support planning approach. To ensure that the needs of service users can be met we work closely with other local providers/partners including the Police, Probation, Drugs & Alcohol providers, GP’s, CPN’s and many other professionals.

The eligibility criteria for the service are as follows;

The eligibility criteria for the service are as follows;

• Lone Parents in need of housing related support. This includes floating support in the community in order to prevent homelessness and also accommodation based support.
• Be aged 18 plus
• Have a vulnerability which renders them in need of housing related support services.
• Must have support needs rather than care needs.
• Must be able and willing engage with the service and with the support offered.
• Must be willing to work towards tenancy ready framework
• Must be eligible to claim personal and Housing Benefits (accommodation service)

Areas of support

Areas of support that we can address include:

• Promoting and developing life skills
• Debt Management/Budgeting skills
• Help with applying for Universal Credit
• Tenancy related support e.g. dealing with anti-social behaviour issues
• Family support around child/children’s welfare e.g. school/education or help in dealing with legal matters.
• Engaging other specialist services to help with issues around family health issues
• Advocacy support