Housing Support
Housing Support can be offered to those 16 years and over living in temporary accommodation or in their own home within Fife. This is a referred service through Fife Council, accessed via https://apply.fifeonfort.org/sths-app-pub.
There are different reasons why people may need to be referred to housing support, including:
- developing skills for independent/settled living
- support with health and wellbeing
- support with budgeting, money andmaintaining financial independence
- other personal reason
Some parts of Housing Support are registered under the Care Inspectorate, please see the section below for conditions of registered services.
About Our Care Inspectorate Registered Services:
All of FLF’s services operate under the Charity’s objectives. Care Inspectorate Registered Housing Support is offered to those living in their own homes and within designated emergency temporary accommodation with support.
To comply with the requirements of the Care Inspectorate (CI), FLF is required to notify service users of the following conditions of these services;
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Housing Support Registered Services are part of Frontline Fife Homelessness Services, 57-59 Viewforth Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 3DJ and include Housing Support offered to people living in the wider community and specified supported tenancies in Fife.
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Services were Registered as CS2004071634 on April 1st 2011.
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Name of Manager: Jackie McDermott.
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Housing Support offered under CI Registration is limited to those 16 years and over.
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The capacity for housing support delivery is dependent upon contracted hours and occupancy rates within Core and Cluster Temporary Accommodation.
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Maximum Staff by number of posts within FLF’s CI Registered services are 6 within Core and Cluster Accommodation and 17 within community-based Housing Support service.
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A change of 10% is required to be reported to the CI. Staffing levels continue to be reported to the CI weekly.
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Services must notify the ‘Care Commission’ when there is a change in the number or location of staff teams as per the notice granting registration. FLF services currently operate area wide within Fife Local Authority area.
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These services work to the Health and Social Care Standards.
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Contact Details for the Care Inspectorate are: (Telephone) 0345 600 9527 Monday to Friday, between 09:00 - 16:00. Email enquiries@careinspectorate.gov.scot
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All workers (including managers) are SSSC registered and are either working towards or have achieved the professional standards for Housing Support and are monitored to assure their registration remains in ‘Good Standing’.
For more information about services, contact us to request a copy of "A Guide to Frontline Fife Services".
Your privacy is important to us, for information about how we use your data, please see our statement here: Short-term Housing Support Privacy Notice.