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The real tenancy test: tenancy rights in supported living
- Authors:
- WOOD Alicia, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
More and more people with a learning disability have a tenancy. However many people with learning disabilities have tenancies in housing and support services where they do not enjoy real rights, choice and control, usually because their home operates more like a traditional residential care service, where a care provider runs the home and commissioners 'place' people in their home. The Real Tenancy Test is a quick test to be used in supported living and tenancy based supported housing to determine if real tenancy rights are being met. It is designed to get an understanding of whether a tenancy in supported living gives real tenancy rights. It describes important things to consider when planning housing and tenancies for people, including when to use different types of tenancies and how to handle issues of capacity. It says that for the tenancy to be genuine, the following should be happening: a tenancy agreement is in place; the tenant has control over where they live; the tenant has control over who they live with; the tenant has control over who supports them and how they are supported; and the tenant has control over what happens in their home. The Real Tenancy Test asks 11 key questions to determine whether the tenancy is genuine and gives guidance to ensure that the tenants has real tenancy rights.
The real tenancy test: tenancy rights in supported living
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
The second paper from a three-year project on Housing and Social Inclusion led by the NDTi. The briefing summarises the findings from a project to create a which aimed to provide a simple tool to help them address the issue of housing rights for people with learning disabilities. The Real Tenancy Test is a quick test to be used in supported living and tenancy based supported housing to determine if real tenancy rights are being met. It is designed to get an understanding of whether a tenancy in supported living gives real tenancy rights. It describes important things to consider when planning housing and tenancies for people, including when to use different types of tenancies and how to handle issues of capacity. It says that for the tenancy to be genuine, the following should be happening: a tenancy agreement is in place; the tenant has control over where they live; the tenant has control over who they live with; the tenant has control over who supports them and how they are supported; and the tenant has control over what happens in their home.
The barriers to social inclusion as perceived by people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- ABBOTT Suzanne, McCONKEY Roy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 10(3), September 2006, pp.275-287.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Very little research has been done on social inclusion from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities, including perceived barriers and remedies. Focus groups were held with 68 persons, mostly tenants in supported living or shared group homes in Northern Ireland. Qualitative data were obtained using a mix of workshop activities and small group discussions. Four main barriers were identified: lack of necessary knowledge and skills; role of support staff and service mangers; location of house; and community factors such as lack of amenities and attitudes. Participants were able to identify a range of solutions for these barriers. Most of their proposals were in line with the aims of current government policy and good practice. These findings reinforce the contribution individuals could make to the planning of local services for themselves and others. This advocacy has been an essential element in reducing the social isolation of other marginalized groups.
Supported living - the legal and regulatory issues
- Author:
- GROSE Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(1), September 2006, pp.86-95.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This review discusses the legal aspects of supported and assisted living and the regulation and deregulation of care homes in conjunction with the Care Standards Act 2000, Department of Health Guidance published in August 2002, the 'Alternative Futures' case heard by the Care Standards Tribunal in 2003 and by the Court of Appeal in 2005. In the meantime, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) have issued interim guidance but further guidance is awaited from the Department of Health. The author highlights the fact that the Joint CSCI/Healthcare Commission report published in July 2006 revealing abuse in 'supported living' houses in Cornwall which should have been registered as care homes brings into focus the need to assess whether supported living housing throughout England should be registered as care homes if personal care is provided together with accommodation.
Knowing where you stand: agreements for supported housing organisations and residents
- Authors:
- KEEBLE Monica, FORBS Duncan
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- Book, 2 leaflets.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Report introducing a new model 'support charter' designed to function as an agreement between organisations providing support and services and residents in supported housing. It is a non legal agreement, setting out the relationship between them and detailing expectations and standards of support services. Also contains, in separate leaflets, an abridged version of a model charter for people with learning difficulties, and a model leaflet explaining what a support charter is and how it can benefit tenants. An audio cassette for people with learning difficulties accompanies the book, but is not available from the NISW library.