National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

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medical certificates. Their application form includes consent for the local authority tocontact medical services. The following three questions govern these enquiries:What services are working with the person?Is the person capable of independent living?Where is the most suitable place to house this person?Particular care is taken when a person is moving into the private rented sector with rentsupplement, to ensure that the accommodation is suitable and of a reasonable standard.This is considered important from a sustainability point of view. Regular contact withtenants provides an early warning system if problems should arise that might require theintervention of the local mental health team. In this way, problems are identified at anearly stage and can be tackled before becoming more entrenched. Early identification ofrent arrears was also considered important in preventing the situation.Monaghan County Council and St Davnet’s have established good communication links andboth service providers seek to be consumer-orientated, with the intent of providing longtermsolutions that are best served through cooperation at the early stages of planning.These relationships are well-established, and are maintained even when staff move on.Specific Housing Needs of People with a Mental Health Disability9.26 It is recognised that effectively meeting the housing needs of people with a mentalhealth disability requires an integrated, flexible and responsive approach and should beaddressed as part of mainstream housing policy. Furthermore, it is recognised that peoplewith a mental health disability can be at greater risk of homelessness. The key issuesoutlined below have been recognised as areas which must be addressed in order to achievesustainable housing for people with a mental health disability. More broadly, it isrecommended that, in order to support housing authorities and voluntary agencies in theprovision of housing services, specific guidance on responding effectively to the housingneeds of people with mental health disabilities should be developed. It should be notedthat the National Office for Mental Health at the HSE has established a social housingadvisory group to develop guidance for HSE mental health services on the engagement ofmental health services in issues relating to the housing needs of service users in the contextof the implementation of both A Vision for Change and the new Housing Strategy for Peoplewith a Disability. The group includes representation and expertise from mental healthservices, local authority housing services, mental health service users, carer and advocacygroups and the social housing sector.112112
(a) Assessment of Individual Housing Need9.27 A mental health disability is, in many respects, an unseen disability, insofar as thedisability cannot usually be visually recognised. People with mental health disabilities mayalso be less likely to disclose their disability due to concerns over confidentiality, stigma andlack of information regarding the reasons for, and benefits of, disclosing medical history. Itcan also be extremely difficult to classify the nature and severity of a mental health disabilityand the consequent requirement for additional supports that such classification mightindicate.9.28 Applicants and their advocates, where appropriate, should be informed that disability,including a mental health disability, is one of the grounds under which housing needs can beconsidered. Making the housing authority aware of a disability will mean that the authoritycan plan to meet the specific needs arising and to consider individual needs and additionalsupports required from other agencies in the allocation process. Disclosure of a disability,supported by medical evidence will allow an applicant to be considered for appropriateprioritisation 83 . As outlined in chapter 6, the new assessment of housing need processprovides a mechanism to determine the specific housing needs that may arise from the typeor nature of a person’s disability.9.29 There may be a perception that, as housing authorities have traditionally providedmainly family accommodation, they may be unable to meet the housing needs of peoplewith a mental health disability, particularly single person households. In this context, theavailability of housing options such as long term leasing and RAS will assist in the provisionof a more diverse housing stock and in the achievement of mixed tenure sustainablecommunities, by providing accommodation outside of traditional local authority estates.This provides an increase in housing options suitable for people with a mental healthdisability. The role of disability and other voluntary organisations in promoting awareness ofthe assessment of need process is recognised. These organisations also have a role to playin increasing awareness of the availability of housing options for people with a mental healthdisability outside of traditional social housing.9.30 There has been some concern that some housing authorities might not alwaysconsider people with a mental health disability currently residing in HSE communityresidences, family homes or hospitals as a priority for housing as they might be perceived as83Applicants should also be made aware that prioritisation in this context does not necessarily mean thatsuitable housing will be available immediately.113
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National Housing Strategy for Peopl
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Index of Tables, Charts andCase Stu
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ForewordThe ‘National Housing Str
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implementation progress reports whi
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6. To consider good practice in the
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needs. Furthermore, the potential f
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centred responses, information prov
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The full set of actions underpinnin
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Strategic Aim 3To support people wi
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Strategic Aim 5To address the speci
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Strategic Aim 6To consider good pra
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Strategic Aim 8To improve the colle
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Chapter 1Introduction1.1 The Nation
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Chapter 2Context and BackgroundIntr
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• To ensure a high level of aware
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the phased closure of admissions to
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• Service users who have been ina
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Chapter 3Vision and Strategic AimsV
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Chart 4.aProportion of the Populati
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Local AuthorityAreaPopulationPopula
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Living arrangements of people with
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4.9 Based on the analysis above, it
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Table 4.3: Type of Living Arrangeme
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Chapter 5Housing Services5.1 The ob
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extended to include approved housin
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Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS)5.
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Under CAS, approved housing bodies
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Private Housing5.34 While many peop
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5.41 The key issues identified from
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