Housing

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Housing

• By Rachel Britt
• Senior Strategy and Enabling Officer, Medway
  Council

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Valuing People Housing Vision - Citizenship
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What sorts of housing do citizens live in -
Medway? (supporting citizenship)

• Housing Needs Survey 2006

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What sorts of housing do citizens with a learning
disability live in - Medway?
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What is the main Medway Council route for housing
support for all citizens?

• Medway Council Housing Department (Homechoice,
  Housing Options, Customer First Contact Points)

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What is the main route for Medway Council housing
support for citizens with a learning disability
in Medway?

• Medway Council Housing Department
• (Homechoice, Housing Options, Customer First
  Points)
• Adult Social Care Commissioning Team (Supporting
  People)
• Adult Social Care Learning Disability Service
• (Care Managers)

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Medway Housing Register(supporting citizenship
social housing)

• This is a list of citizens who have said that
  they want to move to live in a Council home or a
  housing association property.
• Around 10,000 Medway citizens on the housing
  register
• 41 citizens with learning disabilities on the
  housing register

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General Housing Support and Advice - Citizens

• Family
• Friends
• Leaflets/papers
• Estate agents
• Citizen Advice Bureau
• Medway Council
• The housing toolkit looks at all of these areas.

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Keeping the Valuing People Citizenship Vision in
hard times

• Real change does not happen overnight. Real
  change means quiet evolution, over a decade or
  more. The most important thing is to hold on to
  your vision and hold it tight (Nelson Mandela)