Stoke-on-Trent charity working with troublesome tenants to prevent evictions
It'll tackle anti-social behaviour and prevent people becoming homeless
A charity in Stoke-on-Trent has launched a new service to stop people being evicted and ending up homeless.
Home support provider REVIVAL will work one-on-one with residents who are causing anti-social behaviour around where they live, or who are neglecting the homes that they live in.
The goal is to get to the root cause of the issue by working directly with those responsible for incidents to understand the reasons behind issues and discover ways to resolve them.
The provider based in Stoke, says that often people who are unable to maintain their home, or who cause ASB have their own unresolved support needs, usually linked to mental health.
Mel Dunn, Executive Director of Wellbeing and Support believes that the launch of the service will help to reduce incidents, prevent evictions, and improve neighbourhoods locally.
“We’re thrilled to be providing a service to improve local neighbourhoods through our home support provider Revival. I’m proud that we’re one of many organisations chipping in to make a difference.
“I know that anti-social behaviour can have a huge impact on communities. In our experience we’ve found that it usually occurs because those responsible have their own unresolved support needs, usually mental health.
“These issues can impact someone’s ability to do everyday things, making it harder to maintain their home, or be a good, considerate neighbour.
“It’s why this service will take a unique approach, of working with those responsible by getting to the cause of the issues and providing support solutions to prevent issues from reoccurring.
“Revival’s trusted team will also be working alongside housing providers, landlords, local authorities, and locality connectors, who will all be able to refer residents to this service for support and to prevent evictions."
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