Welcome to Better in touch - Essex
in touch works to deliver the new Essex wide floating support service in the London Commuter Sub Belt region of the county. This area covers the district and boroughs of Chelmsford, Uttlesford, Harlow, Brentwood and Epping.
The floating support service has an “open access” approach, which simply means that anybody who has a connection to the areas above and has a housing support need can apply for the service. We take direct applications, applications from family or friends and applications from statutory, community and voluntary services. The service provides support to an average of 370 people at any one time and we operate a priority based waiting list to manage demand at peak times.
We are committed to meeting the housing support needs of a wide spectrum of people across the local communities we work in and this includes people with more complex and challenging support needs. To support this aim we are dedicated to providing a priority response to those people who find themselves in a housing crisis. If you are applying for support either for yourself or on behalf of someone else and you or they are in crisis please make that clear on your application so we can respond accordingly.
To find out more about the type of support we can provide, how to contact us or apply directly for a service please follow the links above, or please feel free to make any general enquires about our service in Essex, or in touch in general. We have also included links to all our main partners in Essex including Essex County Council where you can find out more about housing related support services across the County.
Drop-in sessions are being held in the areas covered by our service – for further details contact the office on 01245 292900
Click here to link into Essex County Council’s Supporting People web site