The Scottish Government

Housing Support Service

What the definition can cover

A service providing support, assistance, advice, or counselling to people who have particular needs, with a view to enabling the person to occupy residential accommodation as a sole or main residence.

Examples

Helping to pay bills or to arrange maintenance/repairs of domestic equipment for:

• people with a physical impairment or learning disability;
• refugees;
• women escaping domestic violence

living in their own house, rented accommodation or sheltered accommodation.

Commencement status

Commenced 1 April 2003

Relevant Regulations

Relevant regulations

Fitness of Providers, Managers and Employees of Care Services

The Regulation of Care (Fitness to Register, Provide and Manage Care Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) number 130)

The Regulation of Care (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) number 32)

Minimum Frequency of Inspection

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (minimum Frequency of Inspections) Order 2009 (Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) number 131)