Accomodation based support service for care leavers

Herefordshire council is committed to offering a range of high quality placement opportunities for care leavers.The accommodation based support for care leavers service will provide a new service option for care leaverswith complex needs and a light touch support option for those closer to independent living. The service willprovide affordable accommodation through property owned by the council and will deliver enhanced housingmanagement to enable the young people to manage and sustain their tenancy. This service will be delivered across two sites within approximately 200m of one another, both owned by thecouncil; 1. Property A comprises of four self contained flats, an assessment unit, communal and staff areas for thosewith complex needs (category 4). 2. Property B comprises of three flats for those with light touch support needs (category 1). The provider will lease both properties from Herefordshire Council in a coterminous lease strictly for the purposeof accommodating this vulnerable user group. The Provider will in turn lease the properties to the care leavers.The tenancy will include a requirement that the rent charged must be capped at the appropriate Local HousingAllowance rate to ensure affordability of rent and alignment with benefit entitlements. This tender is let under the "light touch" arrangements of the Public Contract Regulations 2015