Welcome to Supporting People

Supporting People is a government programme that funds, monitors and develops housing support services to provide additional assistance and support to enable vulnerable people to live independently.

Most of us aim to be able to live independently in the place we choose, but this is not always possible for everyone because some people need additional support.

Some examples of the types of things that housing related support services can help you with are:

• Learning domestic, life or social skills in order to become more independent
• Assistance in applying for benefits, budgeting and managing debts
• Finding somewhere to live and setting up home
• Gaining access to other support or community services
• Finding out about work or training
• Dealing with other professionals, family and neighbours and advocating on your behalf
• Keeping an eye on your well-being
• Providing alarm systems to enable people to call for help in an emergency

These services are provided by a number of different providers across North Yorkshire on a short or long term basis.

The Supporting People partnership in North Yorkshire has developed a shared vision and objectives for the programme and these are set out in the North Yorkshire Supporting People Five Year Strategy 2005-2010.  A summary of this strategy can be found below.

Useful Downloads York and North Yorkshire Homelessness Directory [1Mb] Guide to hostels, supported housing, floating support and advice services in York and North Yorkshire Supporting People 5 year strategy summary document [1Mb] Summary of the 5 year strategy 2005-2010   Weblinks Please note: All external websites open in a new browser window. North Yorkshire County Council is not responsible for the content of external websites. National Supporting People Website Information about the Supporting People Programme National Directory of Supporting People services Information about Supporting People services Contacts Supporting People Team supporting.people@northyorks.g... Tel: 0845 034 9498 Fax: 01845 525204 Full details for Supporting People Team