The Tenants First Service comprises a highly skilled team, with expert knowledge. Tenants are offered a range of specialist, tailored interventions to help them sustain their tenancies and enjoy where they live.
They do this by offering a personalised package of support for tenants experiencing difficulties, and work holistically in order to improve identified outcomes, in a solution focussed way. Tenants First offers a fresh approach to the way support is provided – tailoring interventions, working together with tenants and partner organisations in order to provide the support they need, when its needed.
Mental Health Housing Support Officers
The Mental Health Housing Support Officers provide flexible, responsive housing related support to tenants who:
Family Intervention Keyworkers
The dedicated key workers offer practical, hands on intensive support to tenants with multiple and complex needs. Utilising the evidence based Family Intervention methodology, we help families to identify their problems at the root cause, and after initial assessments, provide the family with a support plan which is achievable and realistic. The criteria for a key worker is that tenants are:
Tenant Support Officers
The Tenant Support Officers provide specialist money management advice and support to tenants who have difficulties with:
Furnished Tenancies
The service considers providing a furnished tenancy for applicants who are to become our new tenants and who:
• Do not own adequate furniture / are not in a position to reasonably afford to furnish their new home.
• Are vulnerable and have health or social problems.
Contact the service via their contact form https://forms.berneslaihomes.co.uk/form/25
Families must give permission before they can be referred. We take referrals where there are households with multiple and complex needs, with at least two of the six following criteria being met within the family:
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