Housing support services for older people – The move forward (phase two)

Background and phase one

East Sussex receives £11.5m pounds each year from central government to fund housing support services. The county, borough and district councils and the local health and probation services have concluded that by making key changes to some of these services, a greater number of people across the county could receive assistance.

The first phase of this programme looked at services for the under 65s. We consulted on our proposals for this phase during 2008 and we set up two new large services to deliver housing support countywide to vulnerable people less than 65 years old.

• Supporting vulnerable people – 2008 consultation

Phase two

Phase two of the programme aims to make sure we have in place high quality, modern and efficient housing support services to meet the needs of older people in East Sussex.

We have put together some proposals for housing support for older people and we asked for your views on them. The consultation closed on Friday 31 August 2009 and the results are available to download below.

Our plans and what happens next

You can find out more about our proposals and what people thought of them by downloading the following documents (below):

• the consultation document that sets out our plans
• the main aims of the Supporting People programme
• the results of the consultation on phase two of the project
• our response to the phase two consultation, including what we are going to do as a result.

Further information

If you have any queries about this consultation or need a copy of any of the documents in a different language or format – such as large print, Braille or cassette tape – please contact Jude Davies, Project Manager:

Phone: 01273 482805
Email Jude Davies

More information about the Supporting People programme can be found on the following page:

• Supporting People – supporting independence at home.

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The move forward: the Supporting People partnership needs your views (68k) Our plans for housing support services for older people.
The move forward: Consultation response - January 2010 (220k) This report contains our response to the public consultation that took place between June and September 2009 and feedback from people who use Supporting People funded services for older people (including sheltered housing).
Proposed housing support services for older people - What we aim to do (62k) The Supporting People programme aims to increase the opportunities and improve upon the life chances of vulnerable people in East Sussex.
Supporting People - Consultation report - October 2009 (157k) The results of the formal consultation on phase two of the Supporting People Commissioning Project which ran from 8 June to 31 August 2009.