We are working with Shared Lives Plus, a registered charity and membership body for homeshare schemes, to research the feasibility of offering a homeshare scheme in Woking.
What is a homeshare?
Homeshare enables two unrelated people to share a home for mutual benefit. Typically, an older householder with a room to spare will be carefully matched with a younger person who will provide an agreed amount of support in exchange for sociable and affordable accommodation.
The support provided by the homesharer might include help with daily living tasks such as cleaning, shopping, gardening, overnight security and companionship. Together, the householders and homesharers share home life, time and skills.
Homeshares:
- helps older people stay independently at home for longer
- provides affordable accommodation at a time of record housing shortages and high rent
- builds stronger and more resilient communities.
Give us your views
We would like to know your views on the homeshare in Woking proposal. Please complete the relevant survey which best matches your current circumstances.
The information you submit will remain confidential and be used to inform a confidential report to us, Woking Borough Council. All completed surveys will be entered into a free prize draw to win a £25 Woking Shopping voucher.
About Shared Lives Plus
Shared Lives Plus is a registered charity and the membership body for shared lives and homeshare schemes. Its team has extensive experience in the legal, regulatory, policy, operational and commercial areas of shared lives and homeshare. The organisation provides the good practice guidance and quality framework through, which shared lives and homeshare services are benchmarked.
It is a voluntary sector partner to NHS England’s Universal Personalised Care programme, which is a key part of the NHS long term plan. Shared Lives Plus currently provide support to 21 homeshare schemes across the UK, and now host Homeshare International, the global homeshare partnership.