Homelesnes & Complex Needs

We deliver services to some of the most disadvantaged and marginalised people in our communities. Many have multiple and complex needs.

People coming to us may have mental health, substance misuse or physical health needs. Many will have experienced complex trauma and abuse whilst others may have histories of rough sleeping, relationship breakdown or offending.

Wherever people may have come from and whatever their history, we work with each person as an individual, supporting them to address their needs, take control and make forwards with their lives.

Most individuals we work with are helped within our supported housing services. This includes accommodation-based hostel and floating support services.

Different accommodation-based services offer different levels of support – from intensive 24 hours supported housing for those leaving care or hospital, to medium and low-level support where customers typically move on within two years. As a registered social landlord, we can provide these services in our buildings or properties owned by others.

Our floating support services provide flexible support to people with mental health needs in their own homes, helping them to manage and maintain their tenancies and stay well, active and meaningfully involved living in their community.

Our Services

We support people with experiences of homelessness and complex needs through a wide range of services, including:

Assessment centres

These offer short-term, intensive support to individuals, referred to us from local authorities, who may have been sleeping rough or found themselves homeless. Our teams identify and assess their housing support needs, deliver short-term support interventions and help to identify appropriate move-on options.

Supported Housing | Accommodation-based Hostels

Individuals in our hostels may have come directly from the streets, prison or hospital. They may have found themselves homeless following a relationship or housing breakdown.
We have developed our hostels to provide Psychologically Informed Environments, that take into account the psychological needs of the individuals who live there, many of whom will have experienced complex trauma.
We support each person to get back on their feet, access the help, advice and psychological support they need, and move on to their accommodation within two years, usually in the private rented sector.

Supported Housing | Floating Support Services

We support people in their own homes, helping them to manage and maintain their tenancies, preventing a return to homelessness. We support them to build skills, get into training or find work, access local services and be part of their local communities.
We also provide properties through the Clearing House as part of the Rough Sleepers Initiative, that people with histories of rough sleeping can access alongside floating support.

Specialist Women's Services

These specialist services work with women who are often very vulnerable and have been at significant risk. Many will have experienced complex trauma, including domestic, physical or sexual abuse or exploitation.
Our teams support each individual sensitively with care and compassion, informed by principles of Trauma-Informed Care.

Older People's Services

These services support individuals who may have spent years, even decades of rough sleeping. They may have a long history of multiple exclusions or accommodation breakdown and be increasingly frail or in poor health.
Our teams help them to engage with primary and secondary healthcare, access treatment services and where appropriate, support end of life care.

Across our homelessness and complex needs services, we provide:

Working alongside the NHS

Our NHS offer helps to keep people in their own homes rather than in supported living or hospital.