Housing Information to support people to make the right housing choices
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The Social Care Discussion group were asked to talk bout the information that people need to support them to be able to make informed and appropriate choices about housing.
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The group talked about where they live now
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and ideas for where they might want to live in the future.
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ThinkingĀ about all the things that were part of having a home.
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They thought about what the Chapters of a story about moving to a new home would be.
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Where will I be safe?
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How do I know when I am ready to leave the home I live in now? (moving towards independence)
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Where would I like to live? What is important to me? (near a bus route or I the countryside? Near the shops or somewhere quiet?)
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How do I find a house? (we talked about letting agents, estate agents, the council, newspapers, private rentals, caravans)
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What bills do I have to pay? How do I pay them?
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How do I know how long I can stay in my new home?
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How do I know that the house will be looked after?
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How do I know that I, and my things, will be safe? (including contents insurance)
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What is a contract? Why do I need one? What should it say?
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We like pictures with words, in a written document.
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We also talked about Braille, Audio Books, Siri, and Power Point.
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The group will beĀ talking about Housing Information again soon.