Social Services have no legal responsibility for housing. We do however work closely with local district housing officers to ensure that housing is available for people who have particular needs for special housing, adapted accommodation or supported accommodation such as sheltered housing. This may then be provided by the district council or by housing associations.

Local District Council - Housing Offices:

Council housing is the responsibility of the your local District Council. They also offer advice regarding renting and tenancy issues.

Supporting People:

The main aim of Supporting People is to provide good quality housing-related support services to vulnerable people to enable them to remain living at home independently.

National Housing Information:

Further information about accommodation options and issues -

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• Action for Blind People -
  Specialist accommodation advice.
• Age Concern England -
  Housing Fact sheets, Care in the Community, care costs; Advice Information and Medication Service (AIMS).
• Help with everyday needs - a practical guide for people with disabilities or carers (Department of Health) -
  General but specific information on housing and home.
• Care & Repair - England -
  Charity to improve housing and living conditions of older people and disabled people. Leaflet information, policy papers, books, etc.
• Disability UK -
  Information on disabled housing requirements and a section on "carers bedroom"
• EAC - Housing Care -
  Information and leaflets about housing choices and staying at home, sheltered retirement housing, residential nursing care, financial advice, for people with specific conditions, etc.
• Guide 2 Care -
  Accommodation and support options for older people including search facility for residential, nursing and day care providers.
• Home Swapper -
  Social housing tenants can use HomeSwapper to exchange homes (a 'mutual exchange').
• Housing -
  Run by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - legal information and guidelines, consultation, research on a range of housing issues. .

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• RADAR -
  Advice and information on disabled housing, consultations, booklets, etc.
• Rethink (previously NSF)
  Working together to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
• RNIB -
  Residential and Nursing Home care: supported housing.
• RNID -
  Specialist deaf / partial hearing residential homes.
• Royal MENCAP Society -
  Specialist support to stay in the community and residential housing for people with a learning disability.
• Shaftesbury Society -  
  A Christian Charity offering practical support through supported living and residential care for people with physical or learning disability.
• Shelter –
  Shelter is a national organisation with local solutions working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people.

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