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  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 15,415 Championing

    have you got a social worker?

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,211 Championing
    edited March 2025

    There are many different types of supported living.

    Some places have individual bedrooms with all other facilities shared.

    Other places are flats which are pretty much fully contained with additional areas with the building that are communal.

    On site support again varies, someone there at all times, someone during work hours, someone on duty/call but not always physically there, backup personal alarm service for out of hours.

    Ask social services about what is available in your area.

    You've described the role of a personal assistant (support worker)

    https://carers.org/paid-help-at-home/employing-a-personal-assistant

  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 15,415 Championing
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    unfortunately you will need to be referred to social services.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,211 Championing
    edited March 2025

    Social services are already in touch with OP.

    They can ask themselves for a needs assessment:

    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/help-from-social-services-and-charities/getting-a-needs-assessment/

    Your GP Surgery might also have a social prescriber:

    https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/how-we-can-support-you/supporting-you/

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,211 Championing

    We wouldn't be able to answer the question about pets here as it will depend on the individual rules of where you end up living.

    Your PIP wouldn't change.

    Your UC Housing Element might end, if you live in supported housing where you receive "care, support, supervise" then you would instead apply for Housing Benefit via your local council.

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  • rubin16
    rubin16 Scope Member Posts: 1,390 Championing
    edited March 2025

    I live in supported accomodation, however I don't have staff on site and have my own flat. My support worker visits me instead during the week and does things like checking bills, taking me to appointments, taking me shopping or taking me to any other activity.

    Yes you do still get PIP/LCWRA however sometimes depending on the support you need your pip can be used for some of this.

    It depends what type of support living is availiable in your area, and what criteria you meet. My support is under special circumstances and is funded through the NHS and Council.

  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 984 Pioneering

    I used to live in Rethink supported housing - so you might want to check out their website and see if they have any supported housing projects in your area. I had my own flat in a house of 5 flats with a shared garden. I had support time from Rethink staff every week but only Monday-Friday 9-5. The age range of the other residents was varied though for a long time I was the only female. Mostly it was fine, I could do my own thing, was allowed to have hamster and guinea pig pets (one of my neighbours had a cat too) and had someone to help with letters and getting out and about. Things broke down for me when I got a new neighbour who was taken advantage of and the house became a centre for drug abuse which wasn’t dealt with very well. At that point I moved into council housing and Rethink offered floating support in the community but my relationship with them was beyond repair by then.

    I prefer living in council housing but I gained a lot from living in supported housing. I was there for 7 years, from age 25-32. I really needed the extra help to gain my independence as I’d been in hospital for a long time before.

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