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Welcome to the Housing Options website. Housing Options is a housing advisory service for people with learning disabilities, their families and their supporters. More Information About the Organisation.
This site is a comprehensive source of information about housing and related isssues for people with learning disabilities.
There is a range of factsheets and quick briefs that provide families and professionals with technical information about housing.
The site also includes information about publications and other resources written by advisors and members of Housing Options.
The Easy Read pages give an overview and introduce some of the basics about housing for people with learning disabilities.

We at Housing Options are constantly seeking to improve the quality of our advice. If you notice any information on this site that is incorrect or unclear please contact us.


Housing Options Free Helpline - 0845 4561497

Housing Options Helpline -
0845 4561497

We offer free advice to people with learning disabilities, their families and advocates.

The helpline service is also available to organisations who are members of Housing Options.

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Donations Welcome!

If you have found our information useful, we are always pleased to accept donations so we can carry on and expand our service.

Housing Options gratefully accept donations online, via secure server, and by post.

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Housing Options' Services For You

As well as our website and free advice service, we can offer help with individual housing plans.

Our advisors are all experts in their fields and can offer consultancy on such matters as:

  • Individual Housing Option planning
  • Organising & contributing to workshops & conferences
  • Tailor-made training for service providers & local authorities etc
  • Help with benefit appeals & tribunal representation
  • Help with housing-related 'accidents and emergencies'

Our scale of charges can be found in 'About Us'. If you would like to discuss your needs , contact Andrew Young, Amanda Johnson or Diane Berry on 0845 456 1497, or e-mail us.

Some of these services are free to members of Housing Options.
Further Information on Membership.

 
 
 

Housing Options Membership

Housing Options Membership is for housing or support agencies, voluntary organisations and local health and social service authorities.

Housing Options Advisory Service has a core of member organisations who both support and benefit from the work of the service. More Detailed Information on Membership.

My Home and Money

My Home and Money is a guide for people who support adults with learning diabilities to manage their money. It is essential reading for parents and professionals.

The guide has been produced by Housing Options and published by the Dimensions Group. We have been supported financially by the Abbey Charitable Trust and the Dimensions Group in developing and printing the guide.

'My Home and Money'

Author: Jenny Pannell and Maurice Harker, Dimensions 2007

Hard Copies available from Dimensions.

Price: £5.50 (inc. P+P)

Download a free copydownload a free copy of the publication

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