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Finding our own way home: a ‘big conversation’
- Authors:
- HOUSING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK, LEARNING DISABILITY ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines the key results from research conducted into the housing opportunities and blockages for people with a learning disability and/or autism. Using qualitative techniques to gain an insight into people’s lived experiences, the research provides a picture to date of their housing needs and aspirations, looking at what is working well at the moment; what is getting in the way of people getting the home they need and want; and what are some of the possible solutions. There are still a lot of people who are having difficulties trying to leave ‘assessment and treatment units’ to move into a home of their own. The lack of housing supply generally in many areas and the lack of affordable housing are a major barrier to people getting the housing they want. The report argues that getting a home should start with and be based on person centred planning; this is an opportunity for people, their families, housing providers, social workers to come together and plan how to help a person get the home they want and need – ‘needs led housing development rather than build and fill’. There needs to be comprehensive information about different housing options, how to access them, how to pay for them, that is designed to be accessible to people, their families and carers. The report calls for a ‘national standard’ about what housing rights and options people with learning disabilities are entitled to and local councils should be required to meet the standard. (Edited publisher abstract)
Valuing people now and housing for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- DH CARE NETWORKS. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
On 19 January 2009, the Department of Health launched a cross-government strategy, Valuing People Now - a new three year strategy for people with learning disabilities. This Housing LIN Briefing No27 summarises key sections and issues arising from the Strategy and its Delivery Plan. The focus is on housing with care and support, and independent living.
Learning disability: campus closure programme revenue grant: 2008-2011
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Ring-fenced CSR revenue funding, to help with transitional costs incurred with the reprovision of people with learning disabilities from campus accommodation, is now being allocated. The lettersets out the determination and conditions of the grant and allocations by local authority.
Strategies for change: implementing valuing people at the local level: developing housing and support options: lessons from research
- Author:
- HATTON Chris
- Publisher:
- University of Lancaster. Institute for Health Research
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Lancaster
The White Paper Valuing People presents a wide-ranging agenda for change right across the spectrum of supports for people with learning disabilities. Much of this change is directed at the strategic planning level, including actions specified in the White Paper and forthcoming implementation guidance concerning housing services. Commissioners are clearly under considerable pressure to attend to the details of these actions and guidelines.
Secure or segregated?
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.01.04, 2004, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government is committed to ensuring people with learning difficulties have a choice over their housing. Village communities are one option but not everybody agrees that they are appropriate. Looks at two opposing views.
Supporting People consultation paper 11: commissioning Housing Support Services
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
'Low support' options for people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Most people with learning difficulties have little choice of housing and support options; residential care continues to dominate. This is a particular problem for people seen as relatively low priority for community care packages, with few effective 'low support' alternatives to residential care being developed. The 'living support networks' provided by KeyRing offer one possible model for such services. According to the research described this model provides reliable, affordable support in a way that is liked by those who use the service.
Home ownership for people with long-term disabilities (HOLD): factbook
- Authors:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
This factbook is about the HOLD shared ownership scheme and was developed to support those professionals who are working with people with a learning disability, autism or both as part of the Transforming Care programme. However, shared home ownership is a possible option for a much wider range of people; this guide is therefore relevant to other professionals too. Shared home ownership won’t be right for everyone, but we do know that it can work really well for some people who may have very specific housing requirements. We know, for example, that individuals with complex and challenging behaviours often require tailored solutions that will minimise the triggers for behaviour, in some cases with significant adaptations and/or modifications, and where location and environment are very important in achieving sustainable housing solutions for people. Where the person lives, who they live with, the design of their home and how they are supported (including in an environment that they are comfortable with) can have a significant impact on wellbeing and behaviour. Home ownership under the HOLD scheme enables the individual and their family to select a property from the open market, within their budget, just like everyone else who is looking to buy a property. This gives them a much better opportunity to choose where they live and the kind of property they will be living in, coupled with the security of tenure that only home ownership delivers. The step by step guide included in the second half of this document is a guide for those professionals involved in the process to help ensure things run as smoothly as possible. Anyone who has ever bought a house knows that it can be full of twists and turns, so keeping a strong commitment is critical to success. (Edited publisher abstract)
A strategic assessment of the accommodation with support needs for people with a learning disability, autism and mental health conditions 2020-2030
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
Building the Right Home and the National Service Model state that people should have choice about where they live and who they live with. It is critical that people have the right accommodation to meet their needs to ensure sustainable housing solutions. This means that we have to have a personalised response to accommodation, which will require us to fully understand a person’s individual needs and then seek to meet those needs in the best possible way. The project set out to provide the evidence for accommodation needs in line with the principles that people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition should be supported to live in their own homes in the community with the right support, in a home of their choice, where they feel happy and safe. To assess the accommodation needs case management data was analysed along with interviews with practitioners while those with lived experience took part in designing and completing a survey. The project identified that some existing placements for all cohorts could move to supported living. The 10-year projections across the ICS, taking re-lets into account show a need for 663 units of accommodation with support for those with learning disabilities and autism, while the need for those with severe mental health needs is 653 accommodation units. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing for people with a learning disability or autistic people
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together a range of resources to help councils transform the local housing offer for people with a learning disability or autistic people. Housing arrangements for people with a learning disability and autistic people have come a long way since the 1960s, when people were housed in institutions that kept them apart from the rest of society. This is a result of national government and local authorities working together with people with a learning disability and their families to move towards a system founded on the principle of choice and control, personalised services and independent living. (Edited publisher abstract)