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Your home

We are committed to making sure that you have somewhere to live that is safe and stable.

Your personal housing plan


We hope that you will stay in care until you are 18. Most young people still live at home with their families at this age. If you want to stay with your foster carer until you are 21 we can help you to do that by putting a ‘staying put’ arrangement in place. If you choose to leave care before age 18, the law says we must provide you with suitable accommodation. This may be living with others in a shared setting or it could mean living alone.

Once you are ready to live independently, your leaving care worker or social worker will help you to complete a personal housing plan. They will put you in touch with a housing worker who will explain all your housing options to you. They will talk you through the different options such as social housing, private rented accommodation and supported housing. You will be fully involved in all decisions.

We promise to review your living arrangements within 28 days of you moving and at least every 3 months after that. We will also ensure a personal adviser visits you within a week of you moving into a new home and then visits every two months after that. If you decide to move out of county we can support you in finding accommodation in your new area.

Supported living

We also understand that the transition to living independently can be challenging and often you may feel you need extra support. We promise to offer high quality, safe and responsive supported living options when you reach 18 if that is what you need. Your home We are committed to making sure that you have somewhere to live that is safe and stable.

Staying Put with your former foster carer

If this is what you and your foster carer(s) want, we will support you to remain with your foster carers under what is called a ‘Staying Put’ arrangement. This will mean that you are ‘renting’ a room from them and you will be expected to contribute to your living costs. This can last until you are age 21.

You can find the Gloucestershire ‘Staying put’ policy at http://www.youthsupportteam.co.uk

Staying Close with your former children’s home

We understand that for young people leaving residential care it is really important that they stay close to the children’s home they lived in previously. Through our Staying Close policy we promise to ensure your new independent home is close to your children’s home. This will mean:

  • you can stay in touch with staff and friends who know you well;
  • you can stay connected with your local community;
  • you have access to 24 hour crisis support;
  • you have somewhere to celebrate special occasions.