Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
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ESTATES IN HACKNEY, LoNdoN<br />
Because you’re worth it<br />
# 10<br />
OlderpeoplelivinginHackneycangetextra<br />
supportfromaunique‘floatingsupport’<br />
servicefundedbyHackneyCouncil.<br />
FloatingsupportworkerMarineteDaSilvaand<br />
hercolleagueshelp<strong>Hanover</strong>residentsand<br />
localolderpeople.Marinetesaystheirhelp<br />
canreallymakeadifferencetopeoplewith<br />
multipleproblems.<br />
Marinete,aSocialWorkMastersdegree<br />
student,says“Manypeoplearen'tawareof<br />
theirrights,andsomeolderpeoplecan<br />
struggletoaccessserviceslikebenefits,NHS<br />
treatmentandlegalhelp.”<br />
Marinetesayssomeofthebiggestchallenges<br />
shefacesrelatetomentalhealthproblems.She<br />
says:“It’ssuchataboo–andofteninvisible–<br />
issue,butleadstosomanyproblemsforolder<br />
people.Gettingagenciesinvolvedthrougha<br />
holisticapproachcanhelpsomuch.”<br />
è For more information on <strong>Hanover</strong>’s<br />
floating support service in Hackney, email:<br />
inpractice@hanover.org.uk<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>residentJosephineMitongo,ablack<br />
Africanrefugeeinherseventies,isbeing<br />
helpedbyMarineteonvariousfinancialand<br />
healthissues.ShespeakslittleEnglishandshe<br />
hasmobilityissues.MarinetehelpedJosephine<br />
toapplyforaLondonTaxicard–whichhelps<br />
hergetcheaplyfromAtoBwhensheneeds<br />
to.Marinete’salsohelpingJosephinewithan<br />
AttendanceAllowanceappeal,aidsand<br />
adaptationsandasylumapplicationadvice.<br />
MarinetesaysJosephineseemshappier<br />
andmoreincontrol;she’sreallypleased<br />
thatJosephinewantstoenrolonan<br />
ESOL(EnglishforSpeakersofOther<br />
Languages)course.Shesays:“Limited<br />
Englishissuchabarrier–itstops<br />
Josephinetakinganactivepartinestate<br />
lifeandmeansshehastoover-relyon<br />
herdaughterfortranslation.”<br />
“<br />
Justhelpingsomeonecan<br />
increasetheirmotivation.<br />
Theystarttothink:<br />
Actually,Iamworthit.<br />
”<br />
– Marinete da Silva, housing support worker<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong> <strong>Inpractice</strong>