Homelessness Temporary Emergency Accommodation Support Project

This project is a holistic, housing related support service for people who are living in temporary emergency accommodation, owned by the local authority in Denbighshire.

Individuals supported will be any gender; aged 16 and above; single or part of a couple, and may or may not have dependent children and pets. The majority of individuals supported will be resident in temporary emergency accommodation in Denbighshire, owned and managed by Denbighshire County Council, and identified as needing support to enable them to sustain their accommodation, prevent reoccurring homelessness and move on into more suitable accommodation. On occasion there may be a requirement to provide support to people residing in temporary accommodation that is not owned by Denbighshire County Council or located in Denbighshire.

The aim of this project is to provide holistic support to citizens placed in the temporary accommodation sites in Rhyl owned by the local authority to reduce the risk of homelessness reoccurring and improve wellbeing outcomes.

The support provided in this setting will be flexible and person-centred, supporting people to secure and maintain sustainable housing by addressing any mental health, substance misuse or any other problems they may face, helping to improve their health and well-being and/or helping them progress into, or nearer to, a job or training opportunity based on their specific circumstances. The support provided in this project may also include budgeting, including accessing money advice; developing life skills; achieving safety and security, and accessing other services and opportunities as well as including support to source and sustain appropriate move on accommodation; with the aim of making homelessness brief and non-recurring.

We are keen to see an engaging programme of meaningful activities as a key part of this project. Activities will be expected to be delivered on site in the communal space available within the accommodation as well as the facilitation of access to activities/training in the community. (e.g. sports or arts organisations, education establishments and other community groups etc). As part of this we would expect the project to build a network of a wide variety of organisations offering social activities that people can continue to participate in after they have moved out of the temporary emergency accommodation.