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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.
Some trends in the use of accommodation support services for people with intellectual disabilities in Australia
- Author:
- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE (AIHW)
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30(2), June 2005, pp.120-124.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The future commissioning of independent living services
- Author:
- HOGG Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 8(1), February 2005, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
There is great and growing interest in assisting people with learning disabilities to live in their own homes with support to promote and enhance their independence. To make this happen on a wider scale access to housing has to be expanded, for example through increased use of shared ownership options for people with support needs. On the support side, there is tension between the funding criteria for Supporting People, with its focus on housing-related support, and the need to provide a holistic and person-centred service, as envisaged by the 'Valuing people' white paper. Despite this difficulty, creative solutions are being found by local authorities and their partners and could be replicated elsewhere, including the development of local KeyRing networks in south-west England.
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.
Unity in action
- Author:
- SCOWN Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.9.01, 2001, p.vii.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the merger of two specialist housing providers and how it has helped service development.
Community based services provision for people with learning difficulties: NIMROD an overview; a summary report of a five year research study
- Authors:
- LOWE Kathryn, de PAIVA Siobhan
- Publisher:
- Mental Handicap in Wales. Applied Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 46p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Draws together the findings of the research into this Cardiff based project focussing particularly on supported housing and domiciliary support.
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)
Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network charter
- Author:
- LEARNING DISABILITY AND AUTISM HOUSING NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 4
The Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network is a coalition of national and regional housing associations providing homes and housing services for people with a learning disability and autism. Its vision is to provide, develop, and promote quality homes and housing services for people with a learning disability and autism. The Network makes four calls for action: Government to create a more comprehensive and integrated national and local planning and policy framework for supported housing, designed to ensure that supported housing receives an appropriate share of available resources and in particular that local commissioners have access to the tools and information required to address growing needs; Government to create the conditions for growth of supply by allocating a higher proportion of the new affordable homes programme to new housing for people with learning disability and autism; a rent standard that supports the commissioning and funding of new supported housing for people with high support needs; and a long-term sustainable, consistent housing benefit regime for supported housing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Increasing housing options
- Author:
- HOSGOOD Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 82, Winter 2006, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The author, Housing Options Coordinator for Neath Port Talbot County Council, reports on developments aimed at increasing and improving the range of housing options available to people with a learning disability. Options include Assisted Home buy to enable people with learning disabilities to become part owners of a property; 'move-on' accommodation to enable individuals moving out of the family home to learn and develop the skills they need; and a 'smart home' pilot incorporating assistive technology.
Agreements for supported housing organisations and residents
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Residents of supported housing are unique among social sector tenants in receiving not only housing services, but support services as well. This support is either provided directly by the landlord, or delegated to a specialist support provider. Describes research with supported housing organisations and residents, to explore whether variations or additions were needed to agreements currently in use in supported housing, in order to reflect all the services that supported housing residents receive. Outlines the findings.