Our Floating and Housing Support services provide individuals with various forms of assistance and support in their own homes or within their local area. This service is designed to help people, often those with specific needs or vulnerabilities, to maintain their independence, improve their quality of life, and address challenges they may face.

We provide person-focused ‘housing related support’ to individuals with disabilities. Our service helps individuals develop independent living skills, to maintain their tenancy, thereby preventing homelessness. We help empower individuals to become fully integrated into the community where they live.

Support and activities include:

• Tenancy rights and responsibilities
• Budget / debt management
• Benefits entitlement check
• Home safety
• Access to local social / recreational and community facilities
• Household management skills
• Home adaptations and repairs
• Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, meal planning, independent shopping, and basic cooking skills
• Access to local medical and health facilities 

Floating Support helps people across the region. It covers all of the Northern, Southern and Belfast Trust areas. In the South-Eastern Trust area the service is available in Lisburn and Greater Lisburn. It is also available in the Northern Sector of the Western Trust.

This service will help anyone aged 18+ (no upper age limit). Service users receive ‘housing related support’, enabling them to develop independent living skills to maintain their tenancy and prevent homelessness.

The Regional FS Scheme is a short-term funded service, meaning service users may receive support from a few weeks, up to a maximum of two years.

How do I Apply?

The service can be accessed through referral from the following:

• Allied professionals from the Health and Social Care Trusts
• The Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Housing Associations
• GP Practices
• other voluntary/community-based bodies
• Individuals needing ‘housing related’ support may also self-refer.

PLEASE FILL IN REFERRAL FORM AND SEND TO EMAIL BELOW

For more information

Telephone: 028 90461834 

Email: [email protected] 

Cedars Regional Floating Support Service is funded by the Northern Ireland Housing Executives Supporting People Programme.