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  • Homeless support

    can apply for a Sheffield Independence Grant – a non-repayable grant to help Sheffield residents set up a home following a period of institutional care, or to help cope with exceptionally difficult family circumstances e.g. severe health problems. Sheffield City Council: Local Assistance Scheme… can be processed and support can be provided to improve housing or find alternative housing for your release. Sheffield City Council: Duty to Refer information and referral form . Care leavers The Leaving Care Service can support you up until the age of 25 to access suitable accommodation… notify your care team in hospital as soon as possible so a Housing Support Discharge Worker can be allocated, and support can be provided to improve housing or find alternative housing for your discharge. Sheffield City Council: Duty to Refer information and referral form . Day centres…

  • Finding a home

    . A smaller deposit is needed to buy a share of your home and so this can be an easier way to get onto the property ladder. Find out more from the Council's Shared Ownership Team. Sheffield City Council: Shared Ownership . Renting a home from the Council If you want to rent a home from the Council now… Scheme. You can request help in funding rent in advance. You can call to speak to an adviser or visit the council website for more information. Sheffield City Council: Apply for the Local Assistance Scheme . Call: 0114 273 4567 . Sharing private rented accommodation Nomad Sheffield's…

  • About Us

    advice and support workshops · Contextualised safeguarding assessment of need · Opportunities to discuss contextualised strategies and developments within your setting. · Connections to other Youth based prevention services within the city. Get in touch! Lydia.james@sheffield.gov.uk…

  • Family Hub volunteer opportunities

    Group Volunteer | Light Peer Support Steel City Dads Dads who may have some lived experience of perinatal mental health themselves or that of a co-parent.You will be supporting relaxed, positive, social sessions where Dads can meet other Dads and help to give their babies the best start in life Find out more: Steel City Dads - ZestZest (zestcommunity.co.uk) Hear from some of our wonderful team members who started out as volunteers. Watch video Here is what some of our volunteers said... Infant Feeding Volunteers • “I thought I knew a lot about breastfeeding, but I learned so much more… to support each other. My longer-term aim was to work in breastfeeding support/infant feeding, and as a direct result of the training I'm about to start a paid role with the city council.” • “Being involved in supporting women to breastfeed has been something I've wanted to do since having my first…

  • Family Hub - Events

    Family-Hub-Events Family Hubs are accessible, welcoming, and warm spaces. We deliver activities for children aged 0-5 and offer help, signposting, and support to parents/carers of children aged 0-19, or up to 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities. This page include information on the Family Hub groups running across the city. All our groups are free of charge. Alternatively view the booklets on this page which include information on the groups running across the city.…

  • Help in the home

    . Sheffield City Council: Employing a personal assistant . Most home care services charge for each visit, and it can cost more if you need support that takes two people to help. Some of these services are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Home care companies registered with the CQC…, and eMagazines. Sheffield City Council: The elibrary . Call: 0114 273 4712 . Other advice you may find useful Staying safe . Equipment, adaptations and Technology Enabled Care . Support with managing your money .… helpathome, homecare, homesupport, cleaner, gardener Downloads In this section you'll find services that can support you to remain independent in your home, like gardeners and cleaners, and home care services (also called home support). There are lots of good advice guides to help you when…

  • Direct Payments

    will be able to support you to decide on the best option for yourself. Sheffield City Council: Direct payments and managing your care . Friend or relative There are a number of different ways a relative or family member can help you with your direct payment. If you have your Direct Payment paid to you, but you need some help to pay invoices or setting up standing orders, a relative can help you with these and similar tasks but you still remain in control of your Direct Payment. This person is known as a Direct Payment main contact. This means that you are happy for Sheffield City Council… for individuals who receive Direct payments. Your Direct Payment will be paid directly into this account every four weeks by Sheffield City Council and the Credit Union will arrange to make payments directly for all the costs associated with your care and support. It doesn’t matter if you have your…

  • Getting out and about

    There’s support that you can access to help you get out and about in your local community, in the city and beyond, including: Community Transport providers . Discount travel. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport: Tickets and passes . Local community organisations which are part… and help you gain the confidence to go out on your own. Local Community Support Workers (based in your local GP surgery). They can signpost you to what’s going on locally and may accompany you to appointments or activities for the first time. Sheffield City Council: Community Support Workers . Call: 0114 205 7120 . Passenger Assist. Help on any train for older and disabled people. National Rail: Passenger Assist . For help getting around the shops, you can loan mobility aids like wheelchairs or power scooters from: Mobile Sheffield. For use round the city centre. Mobile Sheffield…

  • Local equipment shops and online equipment websites

    or visit: www.sheffieldmobilitysolutions.co.uk . Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind. 5 Mappin Street, City Centre, S1 4DT. Call 0114 272 2757 or visit: srsb.org.uk/Equipment-Centre . Wicker Independent Living Store. 61-67 Wicker, S3 8HT. Call 0114 272 3729 or visit: rosscare.co.uk/pages/wicker… . Complete Care: www.completecareshop.co.uk . Disabled Living Foundation: livingmadeeasy.org.uk . Essential Aids: www.essentialaids.com . Healthcare Pro: www.healthcarepro.co.uk . Living Aids Direct: www.livingaidsdirect.com . Medequip’s Manage at Home: www.manageathome.co.uk . Mobility…

  • Urgent help to continue to live independently

    home . Equipment solutions for a specific condition . Technology Enabled Care . Adapting your home . Local equipment shops and online equipment websites . Ask the Council for advice or help to get equipment. If you think you need support to know what equipment to buy, or to help you pay for your equipment, contact the Council. They can give you advice and if you need support, they will assess your needs and arrange support with you. They will ask you about your finances so they can decide how much you can afford to pay towards your support. Sheffield City Council: Equipment… towards your support. Sheffield City Council: Adapting your home . Moving home. There are other options you can consider, including: moving to a home that better suits your needs, or moving to a home closer to a relative or friend that can support you. This is called medical priority re-housing…