National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

Strategic Aim 4To address the specific housing needs of people with an intellectual and/orphysical disability, moving from congregated settings in line with good practice,including through the development of frameworks to facilitate housing in thecommunity4.1 Establish a framework to manage the transition of people with intellectual and/orphysical disabilities from congregated settings to appropriate community basedhousing;4.2 The full range of needs of individuals with disabilities should be taken into accountwhen planning the transition from congregated settings to community basedhousing;4.3 The full range of housing options should be available for consideration by individualstransitioning from congregated settings to community based housing;4.4 A range of funding streams should be brought together to support appropriatehousing solutions for people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities, transitioningfrom congregated settings, with support needs capable of being met in communitybased settings;4.5 Develop national guidance in relation to managing the assessment and allocationprocess for people with intellectual disabilities and/or physical disabilitiestransitioning from congregated settings;4.6 All people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities transitioning from congregatedsettings to be provided with individual tenancy arrangements;4.7 Ensure a multi agency approach to identify and meet the ongoing needs of people:(a) transitioning from congregated settings and (b) with intellectual and/or otherdisabilities living in the family home, but where a future housing need is likely toarise.17