Home Support offers community-based support in your own home.
We can help with a wide range of things including:
- budgeting and benefit maximisation
- social interaction and activities
- life skills
- dealing with agencies and other services
Our service aims to support you in achieving what you think you need: whether that’s help to get on top of mounting bills or a hand to deal effectively with different professional agencies.
We want to help people maintain their tenancy and prevent homelessness. We can help you whether you own your own home or are a customer of a Housing Association or Council.
Who we are
Home Support is provided by Home Scotland, who were voted Large Housing Association of the Year at the 2009 Scottish Home Awards. We are part of Home Group, one of the country’s largest providers of affordable housing and care and support services. Home manages 55,000 affordable homes and supports over 220,000 people across the UK. We’ve been around since 1935, so we’ve learned a thing or two about enabling people to make a difference to their own lives and their community.
We provide Home Support in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Fife and Dumfries & Galloway. Our support colleagues are experienced, highly trained and fully checked by Disclosure Scotland. Service users are encouraged to get involved in the running of the service to make sure we’re providing the right support. We also have regular social events for service users to meet up and maybe even make some new friends.
Your support
The support we provide lasts up to eighteen months and offers individuals the opportunity to learn new skills and to live independently.
You can ask for our help for yourself or someone you know, or you could be referred by someone else, like a doctor or a Housing Officer.
First visit
At your first visit, we’ll talk to you about what sort of support you think you need, and what you’d like to work on. We won’t come along with a set of answers – but we’ll work with you to find out what your choices could be. We will then agree goals to help you achieve what you want.
Everyone on our service has a Support Plan, which they agree with us. This forms the basis of what we work on with you and it’s regularly updated with the progress you’re making. We’ll set goals to help you get to where you want to be, and review them regularly to make sure they are still right for you.
Signpost
When appropriate, we can also signpost you to other organisations who may be able to help. That means you’ll always get the best help available, even if it’s not one of our specialist subjects.
Testimonials
Here’s what some of the people who have already used our service had to say about it:
“The service has been great and it’s a comfort to know help is always available”
Male, aged 59, Glasgow.
“Someone was looking down on me when they sent me to you. I don’t know how I would have coped without your support and guidance”
Female, aged 50, Dundee.
“The service I have received has been fantastic”
Female, aged 77, Glasgow.
“My life was a mess before I received support”
Female, aged 49, Dundee.
Contact Us
If you think Home Support could be right for you or someone you know, get in touch and we’ll have a chat. Please contact your local team.
e-mail for all teams: scotland@homegroup.org.uk
Edinburgh
Unit 3, Q Court,
Quality Street,
Davidson’s Mains,
Edinburgh
EH4 5BP
0131 336 5876
Dundee
23-27 Albert Square,
Dundee
DD1 1DJ
01382 203023
Glasgow
Pavilion 6,
Parkway Court,
321 Springhill Parkway,
Baillieston,
Glasgow
G69 6GA
0141 773 5630
Fife
72 Sherbrook Road,
Rosyth
KY11 2YR
01383 412838
Dumfries & Galloway
24 Nith Place,
Dumfries
DG1 2PN
01387 255 133