Supporting People
Information for Service Users
Eligibility for Supporting People and Financial
Assessments
Sheltered Housing and Long Term Schemes
Most tenants living in sheltered housing schemes are charged for
housing support services. However, if you receive Housing
Benefit you are entitled to have your support charge paid for
you. This is the case even if you only receive a small amount
of Housing Benefit each week.
If you do not receive Housing Benefit but have savings of less
than £22,250 you can apply for a Fairer Charging Financial
Assessment to assess whether we might be able to help with your
support costs.
Other Services
Service users of short term services which aim to bring about
independent living within two years will not be charged.
For a full definition of 'long term' and 'short term' servcies
please see the
SP Charging Policy.
How to Apply for Supporting People Subsidy
If you would like to apply for Supporting People Subsidy please
contact your landlord or support provider. You
will be asked to complete a short application form which will
be forwarded to the Supporting People Team. We will
assess your application and write to you to with the
outcome.
Fairer Charging Financial Assessments
If you do not receive Housing Benefit your application
will be passed for a Fairer Charging Financial
Assessment. You will be asked to authorise
enquires to your landlord/service provider and benefit agencies
(including Housing Benefit)
Further information about eligibility for Supporting People is
available in the
SP Charging Policy.
