South Ayrshire Floating Support
Purpose
South Ayrshire Floating Support is a non-residential housing support project with an office base in the Association owned property in Ayr town centre. The project is a partnership between South Ayrshire Council and Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association Ltd. and its main purpose is to assist people to sustain levels of independent living, in a variety of accommodation settings, including Local Authority temporary furnished accommodation, Local Authority tenancies and Bed & Breakfast establishments.
Service User Group
The service is registered with the Care Inspectorate with the focus being vulnerable homeless people aged 18 and over.
Support Provision
When a service user agrees to receiving a service from the South Ayrshire Floating Support team they will be allocated a Support Worker whose role is to assess, coordinate and review the housing support service provided. This involves regular weekly casework meetings, 6 weekly reviews and providing a link with other professionals.
In addition to providing direct casework the service also delivers a drop-in information and advice service for vulnerable homeless people at their office base.
Staffing
The project provides a service 7 days a week from 8 am to 8 pm and is staffed with a team consisting of Project Manager and Support Workers.
Referral Route
All referrals to this service are made from South Ayrshire Council homeless services.
32 Main Street
Ayr
KA8 8EB
Ayr
KA8 8EB
TEL: 01292290035
Email: ayrshirehousing@btha.org.uk