Organisations providing support schemes as part of the Housing Support Grant (HSG).
The HSG is an early intervention grant programme, funded by the Welsh Government. The programme has been set up to help some of Wales’ most vulnerable people to live independently in their own home or supported housing.
Bawso
Telephone: 01978 355818
Scheme: Wrexham Floating Support Service
- Eligibility: Black and ethnic minorities with domestic abuse, housing, or destitution issues, including other forms of vulnerability.
- Scheme capacity: 14
Service description
A floating support service to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people who have experienced violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence (VAWDASV) and/or are moving on from National Asylum Support Service (NASS) accommodation and require support to settle and thrive in the wider community.
Where appropriate, the project may also offer support to people trapped in abusive situations or at risk of exploitation because they have no recourse (access) to public funds.
Domestic Abuse Safety Unit (DASU) North Wales
Telephone: 01978 310203
Email: wrexham@dasunorthwales.co.uk
Scheme: Wrexham Refuge
- Eligibility: Women fleeing domestic violence, and their children.
- Scheme capacity: Wrexham Refuge – 5 units (with further spaces across Flintshire, Conwy and Denbighshire including male refuge space)
Service description
The refuge offers safe, temporary, accommodation for women and children.
Provides accommodation, advice, information, emotional and practical support for recovery after domestic abuse/health and wellbeing, long-term housing options, benefits, legal matters, and any other support needed whilst staying with DASU.
Scheme: Community Support Service
- Eligibility: People fleeing domestic violence, and their children.
Service description
The community support service is available as a first point of contact for anyone needing support or advice around domestic abuse.
The service offers emotional and practical support, including some ‘target hardening’ items to help keep people safe in their homes. DASU will ask individuals a series of questions to assess the risk of ongoing harm and to gain further information to help put a package of support together. They can advise on what to do next and help keep people safe.
The Live Fear Free Helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone needing support about domestic violence (0808 80 10 800).
Stori Cymru
Scheme: Domestic Abuse Floating Support Project
- Telephone: 01978 855168
- Eligibility: Vulnerable men and women who have a housing-related support need and are experiencing, or have experienced, domestic abuse.
- Scheme capacity: 24
Service description
This floating support project provides housing-related support to vulnerable individuals, with or without children, in their own home. The aim is to enable people to maintain and sustain current tenancies and promote new financially sustainable accommodation.
Scheme: Dispersed Refuge Accommodation
- Telephone: 01978 823123
- Eligibility: Vulnerable women or men aged 16 or over (single or with children) who are experiencing domestic abuse, require support and have either self-referred or been referred by various professional agencies such as social services, GPs, housing officers.
- Scheme capacity: 3
Service description
Direct access domestic abuse refuge provision. Stori provides temporary supported housing for women and men of all ages and their children (if any) fleeing domestic violence, to help them to meet their needs and to enable them to develop the necessary independence to take control over their own lives.
Scheme: Dispersed Accommodation
- Telephone: 01978 823123
- Eligibility: Vulnerable women or men aged 16 or over (single or with children) who are experiencing domestic abuse, require support and have either self-referred or been referred by various professional agencies such as social services, GPs, housing officers.
- Scheme capacity: 2
Service description
Accommodation-based support. Stori works with women and men of all ages and their children (if any) who require support or housing with support, to help them to meet their needs and to enable them to develop the necessary independence to take control over their own lives.