A guide to sheltered housing
sheltered housing
Are you a single person or a couple, aged 55 or over, looking for a new home?
Supported Housing offers you all the comfort of independent living, with the
added peace of mind of on-site support.
Is sheltered housing like a care home?
Scheme Manager Support
No, sheltered housing is not like a care home.
Scheme managers help residents keep safe and
Residents live independently in a scheme with
secure. With their help, residents manage their
self-contained flats. Schemes have communal
tenancy and develop or maintain an independent
spaces for residents to meet and socialise.
lifestyle.
There are other benefits of living in a sheltered
Support includes:
housing scheme:
• Planning and reviewing any support • All schemes have managers who are that might be needed
available during office hours
• Welfare advice
• 24 hour on call emergency service
• Monitoring the condition of flats
• Secure door entry system
• Reporting repairs and arranging access
• Communal lounges and gardens, • Undertaking security and health & some with free computer facilities
safety checks
• Many schemes are close to local shops, • Involving residents in decisions about facilities and public transport
their tenancy
• Regular social events
• A guest room for overnight visitors is available for a small fee
• Affordable rent and charges
• Lifts (on schemes for people over 60 only)
• Allocated parking areas for residents
A guide to sheltered housing
What do you pay for?
You pay for:
• Your rent and a service charge
• Electricity and water bills
• Council tax (unless you are exempt)
• TV licence (if you are under 75 years of age,
but sheltered schemes usually benefit from a
reduced fee)
To apply for a sheltered property
All applications must be completed online at
www.manchestermove.co.uk or ring our
Supported Housing Team on 0161 226 4211
for more information.
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www.mosscare.org.uk
Mosscare Housing and Mossbank Homes are registered as providers of social housing with the Homes and Communities Agency (Mosscare L0975 and Mossbank SL3447)
and as registered societies under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (Mosscare 18877R and Mossbank 24178R).
The registered office for Mosscare Housing Ltd & Mossbank Homes Ltd is 101 Great Western Street, Moss Side, Manchester M14 4AA.