If you qualify for housing support, an individual support plan will be drawn up between you and the housing support officer. This will include an on-going package of visits and support, which will be reviewed on a monthly basis. 

The services available include:

• advice on housing options
• assistance in viewing a home
• practical help with form-filling, for example, Housing Benefit, Community Care Grant forms
• practical help with storage, obtaining furniture and household goods
• advice on budgeting and housekeeping
• advice on benefits
• liaison with other organisations and agencies
• accessing local resources
• advice on training and educational opportunities
• temporary accommodation surgeries
• office based surgeries at Cornerstone, 2 Edward Street, Stockport SK1 3NQ
• establishing contacts and building support networks

Mediation is about talking to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement and finding a solution to the problem. This scheme is designed to help people resolve problems with their family or carers, and is available for anyone aged 16 and over living in Stockport.

You can arrange a meeting with our Mediation Worker at our offices, over the telephone or in your home.

How do I get mediation?

Our Mediation Scheme can be accessed at surgeries held at Cornerstone, 2 Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3NQ.

Surgeries are as follows:

Monday           1.00pm to 4.30pm
Tuesday          1.00pm to 4.30pm
Wednesday     1.00pm to 4.30pm
Thursday         1.00pm to 4.30pm
Friday              1.00pm to 4.00pm

How can homelessness mediation help?

If you live with your parents (or other relatives, carers or friends), you will probably not always get on with the people you live with. Sometimes, things may get so bad they could lead to you leaving or being asked to leave. If this is the case, mediation may be able to help you to sort things out so that you can continue to live there, or go back home if you have already left. 

If you are at risk of becoming homeless and you can't sort out the problems, a mediator will support you in finding a solution that is realistic and can work. You could return home either permanently or on a temporary basis while you look for somewhere else to live. 

Even if mediation does not lead to you moving back home, it can help you to get back on good terms with your parents or carers.

This scheme aims to help you set up your home if you do not have furniture, do not have sufficient funds to purchase furniture or you are not able to access a Stockport Local Assistance Scheme Grant to get the items you need.

Furnished tenancies are only available to Stockport Homes tenants. A package of new, quality essential items can be delivered directly to your home, once the relevant application has been completed. A typical package of furniture includes carpets and underlay, cooker and fridge freezer which are connected when fitted.

For more information, please call us on 0161 474 3772.

To refer someone for Housing Support, please complete the Housing Support Referral form and email to housingsupport.team@stockporthomes.org

We hold Housing Support drop-in surgeries at Cornerstone, 2 Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3NQ on:

Monday       1.00pm – 4.30pm
Tuesday      1.00pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 1.00pm – 4.30pm
Thursday     1.00pm – 4.30pm
Friday          1.00pm – 4.00pm