Islington Supported Housing

Islington Supported Housing is a 53 bed project providing accommodation and low to medium generic support for people with immediate and ongoing needs in Islington.

• Aims
• Referral Criteria
• Accommodation
• More information
• House Rules

Islington Supported Housing Service Aims

The overarching aim of the project is to provide the support clients require to move towards independence. This includes:

• Helping clients maintain their tenancies and attain the skills and stability they need to move into independent accommodation
• Working in partnership with external agencies to address the full range of clients support needs, particularly in relation to resettlement support
• Supporting clients towards independence through participation in activities in SHP and the wider community
• Addressing anti-social behaviour and help clients integrate into the local community
• Supporting clients to move into work, education and training when they are ready to do so.

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Islington Supported Housing Referrals

The service is for:

• People with low to medium support needs which prevent them from living independently
• People with a connection to Islington, be over 18, single and homeless
• People actively engaged or willing to engage with external agencies to address their support needs

Each property in the service has specific referral criteria. Before a referral is made, contact the project in order to ensure the potential referral is suitable for the project.

Referrals are only taken through Islington Supporting People and should be made using the Supporting People referral form.

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Islington Supported Housing Accommodation

The service comprises nine shared houses, with a total of 53 bed spaces.

All of our properties are large, fully furnished, comfortable houses. Each client has their own bedroom, with shared access to kitchens, bathrooms and laundry facilities. Each property also has a communal garden.

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More about Islington Supported Housing

The project provides temporary accommodation for men and women with low support needs for a maximum of two years, an emphasis is placed on move on to independent accommodation.

There is no night cover but out of hours, clients can call the out of hours service. There is also a designated property services officer who manages maintenance and a tenancy management officer who manages rent, service charge and tenancy issues.

Each client has a designated support worker who provides regular client contact according to the support needs of each client. In addition to keywork, support staff encourage user participation and attendance at monthly house meetings as well as involvement in SHP art projects and other initiatives.

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House Rules

Residents are issues with a license agreement and a set of house rules. These will be explained when prospective residents are interviewed. This includes rules on smoking, which is only permitted in residents’ bedrooms.

The service operates within SHP’s drug policy, which covers the use of all drugs including illegal or controlled drugs. In order to offer a secure and stable environment for everyone, no visitors are allowed.

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