Provision of Housing Related Support within Ty Parc

Award outcome

Description

The service will provide 24/7 housing related support to individuals residing in Ty Parc. Ty Parc is a 24 hour homelessness hostel that provides emergency accommodation to single people, couples and families, who are homeless/potentially homeless and has/have been accepted has being owed a duty by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Housing Solutions Team under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014. Support is provided to individual’s aged 16 years and older (there is no upper age limit). Support is provided to individuals/couples/families, who have found themselves homeless, to find suitable accommodation as well as maximising levels of independence enabling people to develop the skills to successfully live independently within their own home. The service provides emergency accommodation with support for a period typically less than 6 months. The amount of time an individual is accommodated at the hostel should be kept to a minimum. Support is provided to assist people to move on from the hostel in a planned way into their own accommodation. People moving on from Ty Parc will be able to access (if required) a range of Floating Support Services commissioned by the Social Care and Housing Support Commissioning Team to further assist them with living independently in the community.