Post 16: Housing
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Find out where you can get help towards adapting your property to meet your needs.
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Adaptations
South Yorkshire Housing Association help people and families to settle at home, live well and realise their potential. They offer homes for affordable rent, shared ownership and extra-care housing, and a range of other services, across South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Housing Association
Read about Housing Benefit, Disabled Facilities Grants and Universal Credit
Housing: Funding
Support from utility companies.
Utilities
Shared lives offers flexible, family-based support, where a carer opens up their home to a young person or adult who needs a little extra support to live well. They become your carer, helping you get out and about in the community, accompanying you to your appointments, and attending meetings about your care.
Barnsley Shared Lives Scheme
Find out about Supported Living services in the Barnsley area
Supported Living
Parent Carers Information on The bedroom ‘size criteria’ rule, or ‘bedroom tax’ from Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK: Disabled Children & The Bedroom Tax
Find out about Berneslai Homes; including how to bid for a property, and what support they can offer.
Berneslai Homes
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0800 0345 340 option 5
SENDLocalOffer@Barnsley.gov.uk
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