Housing Support

• South East Sheffield Floating Support Scheme
• Help at Home - Tinsley
• ACS Choice

South East Sheffield Floating Support Scheme

Under the government-funded 'Supporting People' scheme, Age Concern Sheffield provides short term support (for up to 2 years) for people aged 60 or over with housing-related needs, living in South East Sheffield.

Clients may be experiencing difficulty in maintaining independence in their own homes or their lifestyle may be putting their current accommodation at risk. There are many reasons why people might need this kind of support, for example, being at risk of losing their home due to rent arrears, a history of homelessness, lacking the skills to live independently in the community, or because a trauma, illness or isolation is preventing them from maintaining an independent lifestyle.

Following a referral a Support Planner from our service will visit, and agree with the client a programme of support tailored to meet their individual needs. The aim is to enable the client to develop the skills necessary to remain living independently in their home. Once a support plan has been agreed, a support worker will be allocated to work alongside the client to implement the plan. The support plan is reviewed at regular intervals by the Support Planner.

The type of support we provide will typically include some of the following:

• Finding and moving into a new property
• Obtaining furniture
• Home safety check
• Making a full benefit check and applying for relevant benefits
• Budgeting skills and debt management
• Accessing other agencies and organisations providing primary health care
• Making sure essential utilities are connected
• Promoting and encouraging life skills such as cooking, shopping and cleaning
• Preventing social isolation
• Support following a crisis

Referrals to this scheme can be made from any organisation or person including self-referrals. For more details or to make a referral, submit an enquiry online or call 0114 250 2871.

Help at Home - Tinsley

This free service is available to older adults in Tinsley in need of support to maintain their independence. It can also accept referrals from the Community Mental Health Team for adults over the age of 50 with mental health problems. Age Concern Sheffield support workers can:

• Make/check appointments
• Accompany you to appointments
• Accompany you to the shops
• Accompany you to town
• Be a regular visitor
• Read/translate letters
• Clean
• Change bed linen

Some Support Workers are bi-lingual to meet the particular needs of older Pakistani people in Tinsley. For more details or to make a referral, submit an enquiry online or call 0114 250 2873.

ACS Choice

ACS Choice is available citywide and offers a bespoke service to suit your particular needs and requirements. This could be help with shopping, cleaning, using technology, getting out and about for leisure activities etc. Click here to find out more.