TEMPORARY HOUSING

KCAH run a temporary housing project for single people. It is called the "Access Project".

Single homeless people rarely have priority need for Council Housing, and this leaves them having to cope for themselves in finding new accommodation. Where there is no drug, alcohol or substance dependence and the client is capable of living independently, the Access Project may be able to help with accommodation.

Our practice in the Access Project is to place people into shared houses. These each accommodate 4 to 6 people and each person has their own locked bedroom. The kitchen and the bathroom are shared with the other tenants and each client is responsible for keeping these areas and the common areas of the property clean and tidy. Occasionally, there will also be a common lounge and a garden.

Most of our Access clients are men, which reflects the main group of people needing help. However, we do have one property assigned exclusively to women.

Clients are offered help while they are in the shared house and housing benefit is claimed with the active help of our Housing and Welfare Benefits Advisor. Advice can be given in other matters such as house management, budgeting and debt handling but clients are particularly helped and challenged to find long term accommodation of their own. We can place clients in contact with people who specialise in finding work. For more information please contact Bob Bailey (kcah@dial.pipex.com).

We have a number of volunteers working with us in the Access Project.