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Vulnerable adults

If you are a vulnerable adult with learning disabilities, we can give you advice about living independently in your own home.

You can download this document and save it to your computer.

If you need help to understand this information, you can call 020 8770 5000 and ask to speak to the Housing Centre.

The Help with housing guide (PDF) will tell you about housing for people with learning disabilities, including:

what renting is
the difference between renting social housing and renting privately
what you need to do to start renting
buying your own home or a mix of owning and renting (this is called shared ownership)
supported housing, where you live near other people with learning disabilities
what support you can get if you are staying in your family home
who to contact for more information

Supported housing is only available to some vulnerable adults. Before contacting us, you need to make sure you are eligible.

People in the following groups will be given priority for supported housing:

You can contact us on 020 8770 5000 to apply for supported housing.

We will ask you about your situation and discuss the support you need. We pass this information on to the service provider using a Referral Form.

You can also access the service with the help of any of the following people:

You will be contacted for an assessment by the service provider, one they have received your Referral Form.

The assessment helps them to get to know you. You will be able to talk about what housing support you need.

You might be added to a waiting list, if there are alot of people in need of help.