| We play a full role in making community care work by providing housing and support for people with disabilities, frailties or vulnerabilities. For more than 10 years, we have developed a creative, flexible response to the housing and support needs of disabled, frail and vulnerable people, and people with other difficulties, along with their families and carers.
Working with Social Care Services, Health, Housing Associations and voluntary (or ‘not-for-profit’) care & support organisations, our job is to identify the need for housing with support, and to develop a range of solutions according to identified need. The result is seventeen supported housing schemes in the District, nineteen sheltered schemes for older people. We have also developed a range of ‘floating support’ services, which visit people in their own homes.
Who do we help?
Housing and/or support is available for these specific groups of people, subject to need and availability:
- Older People with physical or mental frailties
- Young People leaving care
- Young parents & babies
- Vulnerable and marginalised people
- People with mental health needs
- People with learning disabilities
- People with physical and/or sensory disabilities
- People with substance misuse problems
Types of Housing and Support
The types of housing and support include flats and houses with visiting support or support on site. Support levels can range from a few hours a week or fortnight to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Supported Housing Schemes are situated in Sudbury, Great Cornard, Hadleigh and various villages. Places are allocated through Allocation Panels, to ensure that people with the greatest needs and urgency are given priority.
Sheltered Housing
The Council has a range of different types of accommodation available for older people, which includes:
- non-sheltered flats and bungalows
- sheltered flats and bungalows
- very sheltered flats and bungalows
Our sheltered schemes are situated in Bildeston, Boxford, Great Cornard, Hadleigh, Holbrook, Lavenham, Long Melford, Nayland & Sudbury.
Very Sheltered Schemes
We have Very Sheltered Housing schemes in Sudbury, Hadleigh and Stutton.
Contact Details
If you need Supported Housing
Please see our Housing Register page for further information.
If you are a Council Tenant and need Floating Support:
Email housing@babergh.gov.uk or contact the Council Housing Customer Services Team on 01473 825757.
Asking for a Community Care Assessment:
To find out how much support you may need, contact Social Care Services and ask for a Community Care Assessment. You should either approach their local office or ‘Customer First’ on 08456 023023. If you are already in contact with Social Care Services or Health, you will need to speak to your key worker.
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