The Aim of the Service

To empower and support adults with Autism access and sustain appropriate housing, through the provision of specialist:

• Benefit & Housing Advice
• Money Management and Budgeting
• Independent living skills and training  
• Post tenancy support
• Triage to Daisy Chains employability and holistic support services

Who is the service for?

Young adults
Autistic and neurodiverse (pre, during and post diagnosis)
Pre-tenancy or tenant

What the service will offer:

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Support with tenancy application processes
Early intervention and support to help prevent home loss/early termination/eviction
Benefit checks to ensure that clients are in receipt of everything that they are entitled, support to apply for Benefits and challenge decisions
Help to identify and apply for appropriate Grants (e.g. white goods schemes, local Social Fund, charity applications)

Independent living skills

Pre-tenancy group workshops to ensure that clients have the skills and tools to maintain a sustainable tenancy; budgeting, writing a shopping lists, understanding a tenant’s/ landlord’s responsibilities

How to make a referral

You can make a referral to the service by completing the attached referral form. Please include as much information regarding the client and their circumstances as possible. The email address to return the forms to is: myhome@daisychainproject.co.uk