{"id":22934,"date":"2025-03-17T13:50:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=22934"},"modified":"2025-06-24T16:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:34:20","slug":"living-independently","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/preparing-for-adult-life-ages-14-25-years\/living-independently\/","title":{"rendered":"Living independently"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-685ac5783bff7\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-10 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-dcc-subheading\">Devon\u2019s SEND Local Offer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Living independently<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of young people start thinking about living independently as they get older. 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There are a lot of things that can be done to help prepare for the future and for adult life.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-685ac5783c037\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-685ac5783d45b\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Living independently<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-3 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/preparing-for-adult-life-ages-14-25-years\/living-independently\/travel-and-transport\/\">Travel and transport<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Advice about travel and transport options and the support available to help you get out and about independently.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/preparing-for-adult-life-ages-14-25-years\/living-independently\/finding-somewhere-to-live\/\">Finding somewhere to live<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Guidance on the housing options available to you and advice on adaptations that can help you to stay independent at home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/preparing-for-adult-life-ages-14-25-years\/living-independently\/keeping-yourself-safe\/\">Keeping yourself safe<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>People with disabilities can sometimes be more vulnerable to crime &#8211; 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