What is Supported Housing?

Mind Monmouthshire manages 3 shared houses available to adults who are recovering from mental health issues and who need housing related support. The aims of supported housing are to enable residents to be confident in all aspects of maintaining a tenancy and to use community services relevant to their needs. A tenancy with Mind Monmouthshire is not for life. When residents are confident that they can maintain a tenancy  we support them to find and secure their own long term accommodation. Support staff are available to continue a lower level of support for a period of time once they have moved on.

Short term ‘High level’ Houses
Our two short-term ‘high support’ houses are situated within easy access of Abergavenny town centre. They provide a higher level of staff support than our other house. Residents accepted into this house should be confident in being ready to move into low support accommodation or their own tenancy within 2 years.

Longer Term houses
We have two other shared houses, one has two bedrooms and one has one bedroom, which provide a lower level of support than our high level support shared houses. Both these houses are in Abergavenny.  Applicants for these houses should be able to demonstrate lower housing related support needs. Staff are not ‘on duty’ in these houses, but provide individual support to residents Monday to Friday during office hours.  All residents should be willing to eventually move on into their own accommodation and staff will assist them with finding accommodation and provide on-going housing related support for a period of time after moving on.

Out of Hours Support
Support is offered between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday and a 24 hour, 7 day a week ‘On-Call’ service is available for all residents. The ‘On-Call’ person will be available to contact any resident who requires emergency support out of hours.

Support Offered

• Support with enabling you to maintain a tenancy confidently and successfully
• Regular monitoring of your mental and physical health
• Help with claiming benefits
• Help with budgeting/managing your money
• Help to develop life skills
• Support to improve confidence and self-esteem
• Emotional support
• Help to set up new social contacts / community activities
• Talking with other agencies or individuals on your behalf
• Help to access other services and opportunities, eg housing, health, social services, education, training, employment, legal, counselling and advocacy
• Mediation / support to help develop relationships
• Access to other Mind Monmouthshire services
• Other practical support

Who is eligible for the service?

• Currently has a supported Housing need, and can live within a mixed gender communal setting.

• Is prepared to engage with the support offered, and actively undertake      responsibilities for a tenancy.

• Involved with Mental Health Services.

• Does not require personal care, or need meals provided by Mind Monmouthshire.

• Has a willingness to work towards more independent living.

• Is able to self medicate without staff prompting.

• Has a diagnosed mental health disorder.

• Primary issues are not drug or alcohol use or related. However persons, who have a secondary drug/alcohol issue, can be accepted, if they have been undergoing an active treatment /recovery programme for a 6 month period.

• Aged over 18 years old. 

• Does not have a recent history of persistent violence, eligibility for sex-offenders depending on risk documentation.

• No history of arson or fire setting.

How to apply for accommodation with Mind Monmouthshire

Please contact Mind Monmouthshire Head Office for an application form and risk assessment.
You can telephone on: 01873 858275
You can email us at: housing@mindmonmouthshire.org.uk
In order for the referral to go ahead, we will need a completed application form and risk assessment. We will then contact you to arrange an assessment of the person’s support needs. Ideally, someone who knows the applicant well should be present during this assessment.