Supporting vulnerable people

Supporting People funds high quality and strategically planned housing-related support services. The services are reliable, provide good value for money and complement existing care services. Services are planned and developed to meet the needs of people in Dorset. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.

We hold contracts with all individuals and organisations who provide housing related support services and get their funding direct from the Supporting People budget. All services funded in this way are closely monitored and regularly reviewed.

Dorset Supporting People aim to make their role as open as possible; please click on the links below for further information.

If you need assistance in reading these pages, or know someone who does, please click on the Accessibility link found at the bottom of each page.

• Comments, compliments and complaints

  We welcome all feedback from anyone who has links with Dorset Supporting People; this page tells you how

• Diversity and equality

  Dorset Supporting People aims to increase understanding of diversity and equality issues within supported housing. This page provides information and links to good practice, training and events.

• Information for providers

  These pages aim to give up to date information on all issues affecting the Supporting People programme plus documents to download.

• Information for service users

  These pages explain how Dorset Supporting People can help you, or someone you may know, to live independently within the community. They explain what we can and cannot do and provides information about the support services we fund throughout Dorset. You will also find links to other forms of help and advice.

• Meetings and Minutes

  This page provides information and minutes from several of the meeting groups that help to run the Supporting People Programme.

• News and events

  This page brings you up to date local, regional and national news and opportunities, including the Dorset Supporting People newsletter.

• Strategies and Policies

  This page gives the opportunity to view the Dorset Supporting People 5 year strategy along with all related strategies and policies, local and national.

• Dorset Supporting People consultation

  If you're a service user, a carer, referrer, provider, stakeholder or other partner/agency involved in the Supporting People programme, we would like your views. This page makes available draft documents for both local and national consultations.