Housing Support

As a youth homelessness charity, we believe every young person deserves a safe home and a fresh start.

Do you need supported accommodation?

If you are aged 17-24 and have support issues you may need supported accommodation.

For Moving On Durham this means you would be able to rent one of our properties across County Durham and our Housing Management Team and Support Workers will work with you on whatever challenges you face until you are able to live independently in the community by yourself.

In most cases this takes between 6 months and 2 years.

What are support issues?

These can be anything that means you are not at this point in your life able to live independently in the community by yourself without support.

You may be a young person leaving care, have faced issues with substance abuse, poor mental health or family breakdown that are stopping you achieving your potential.

If we decide together that Moving On would be suitable for you, then accepting support on a weekly basis will be a condition of your tenancy.

Do you need supported accommodation?

If you are aged 17-24 and have support issues you may need supported accommodation.

For Moving On Durham this means you would be able to rent one of our properties across County Durham and our Housing Management Team and Support Workers will work with you on whatever challenges you face until you are able to live independently in the community by yourself.

In most cases this takes between 6 months and 2 years.

What are support issues?

These can be anything that means you are not at this point in your life able to live independently in the community by yourself without support.

You may be a young person leaving care, have faced issues with substance abuse, poor mental health or family breakdown that are stopping you achieving your potential.

If we decide together that Moving On would be suitable for you, then accepting support on a weekly basis will be a condition of your tenancy.

What will I do with Moving On?

All of our young people work towards a support plan. This can contain anything that will help you live independently but will have 3 main elements:

Within these core abilities we can help you with lots of things that will support your independent living. We can support you into employment or training, we also understand you may not be in a place in your life where work or training are appropriate.

We will always be working with you to move forward and help you feel you are achieving something in your life.

What will I do with Moving On?

All of our young people work towards a support plan. This can contain anything that will help you live independently but will have 3 main elements:

Within these core abilities we can help you with lots of things that will support your independent living. We can support you into employment or training, we also understand you may not be in a place in your life where work or training are appropriate.

We will always be working with you to move forward and help you feel you are achieving something in your life.

What is assets based work?

We work with you to concentrate on what you are good at and use those things to help you in other areas where you need more support. We will always concentrate on what will help you most but will always focus alongside this on independent living skills.

What happens when I’m ready to move on?

When we decide together that you are ready to live independently then we will work together to look at where you want to live, what you can afford and how to find the best property for your needs and budget.

What is assets based work?

We work with you to concentrate on what you are good at and use those things to help you in other areas where you need more support. We will always concentrate on what will help you most but will always focus alongside this on independent living skills.

What happens when I’m ready to move on?

When we decide together that you are ready to live independently then we will work together to look at where you want to live, what you can afford and how to find the best property for your needs and budget.

Find out more about accessing support with Moving On