The Positive Housing Pathway compromises of specialist supported accommodation with 24 hours support, semi-independent living with visiting support and outreach support in the community.
Complex needs service with 24 hours of support
Complex support needs
| Offending behaviour |
| Gang Affiliation |
| Multiple support needs |
| Substance misuse |
| Mental Health |
| Risk of absconding |
Allocated key worker to support young people to engage in our Wraparound Support Programme, with monthly support & risk management plans.
Ten hours of weekly key work sessions, with 24 hours staff cover.
Targeted ETE support to access education, training and employment opportunities.
Provide practical support; independent living and life skills, with AQA accreditations when required.
Support young people to access specialist support; substance misuse, CAMHS, YOT teams, Safer London Foundation and Health Agencies.
Effective risk management, crisis management, welfare checks and additional monitoring.
Provide tailor-made support package with personalised plans to address individual needs; safety plans, health plans, minimise re-offending plans.
Help with practical tasks, administer weekly allowances, accompany young people to appointments and support with integration into the community.
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
Thorough assessment of needs: ensuring good physiological support, health assessments and settlement needs.
Allocated key worker to support young people to engage in our Wraparound Support Programme, with monthly support & risk management plans.
Ten hours of weekly key work sessions, with 24 hours staff cover.
Preparing for life in the UK: support to learn ESOL, access mainstream education, meet immigration needs; access legal support and reconnection.
Support to meet daily living needs; learning to travel in the UK, open bank accounts and accompany YP to appointments.
Integration into the wider community and help meet cultural and religious needs.
Weekly key work sessions, with monthly support and risk management plan.
Temporary accommodation
| Placed under the dispersal scheme |
| Awaiting permanent accommodation |
| Returning to parental home |
Support young people to meet their resettlement needs and prepare them to move out of the Borough.
Engage young people in family mediation service, address their immediate support needs and transitional support to their parental home.
Help young people with repatriation; support to prepare for life in their home countries.
Provide tailor made support around life skills and prepare young people for independent living in the community.
Semi-independent living with visiting support
| Step up from our complex need service|
| Live Independently with support |
Allocated key worker to support young people to engage in our Wraparound Support Programme.
Help young people access mainstream education, training and employment.
Provide tailor-made support around life skills.
Work in partnership with social services to identify appropriate move on.
Help young people set up a home and live independently in the community.
Outreach support in the community
| Visiting Support Staff |
| Hours agreed with Social Workers |
Additional support to prevent breakdown of placements; hostel accommodation and housing in the community.
Complement support offered in our semi-independent living or complex need service for a short period of time.
Extra support to help manage crisis to achieve stability.
Pathway Objectives:
Provide a clear gateway to independence; specialist accommodation, semi-independent living and support to maintain their homes in the community.
Young People can access the right levels of support, with the flexibility to move back into higher supported accommodation.
Ensure continuity (staff teams) for young people throughout their journey towards independence.
“We are equipped to provide a range of housing and support services, young people can enter the Housing Pathway at different stages.”
Our vision and the principle for developing the Positive Housing Pathway is underpinned by the national good practice framework developed by St Basils in partnership with local authorities and third sector lead organisations.