What types of Supporting People services are there?
In Rochdale there are 261 different Supporting People services,
provided by 54 different organisations. Supporting People services
can be categorised in to accommodation-based and
non-accommodation-based.
Accommodation-based services require their
Service Users to move-in to the accommodation provided in order to
access the support service. Examples of this type of service
include women’s refuges, sheltered housing and supported housing
projects.
These services all provide accommodation along with the support
to live there. If someone already has a home that suits their
needs, accommodation-based services may not be the most appropriate
way to get support.
Non-accommodation-based services don’t provide
access to housing, but provide support wherever the customer is
already living in temporary or permanent housing, in rented or
owned accommodation. Examples of this type of service include
community alarm services, home improvement services and floating
support services.