My accommodation Pathway (MAP)

Your Housing Options Officer (HOO) will be invited to your CIC review closest to your 17th birthday. They will attend and introduce themselves.

During the meeting, they will:

answer any questions you might have
give you an idea of what it may look like when you turn 18 with housing
listen and get to know more about you

The following steps are included in the creation of your plan.

Step 1 - Meeting to talk about your future

Around 2 weeks after your first meeting, you will meet again with the HOO. Your social worker and/or personal advisor will be there too.

Together, you will talk about what you need when you turn 18.

This could be:

some extra support
choosing to live on your own
staying with your foster carer for a bit longer

This plan is about you and your situation.

You will have time to:

say what you think is best for you
ask any questions you have

Your social worker and PA can share extra information if needed before the next steps meeting, where your MAP will be made.

Step 2 - Writing and agreeing your plan

The MAP will be written up by the Housing Options Officer with everyone’s input, including yours and sent to the Housing Options team manager for sign off.

The MAP is then checked and signed by:

the Housing Options team manager
your social worker’s manager
your PA's manager

If everyone agrees, this will be your plan for after you turn 18.

If someone does not agree, your housing plan will be discussed at a housing panel for care experienced young people.

This means more people will help make sure you get the right support and housing for you.

Step 3 - Getting ready to move

If your plan is private rented accommodation your PA will support you with this and refer you to housing if needed, to have an SIO for additional support to search, prior to you turning 18.

3 months before you turn 18, your Housing Options Officer will make referrals to the supported housing provision that is matched to what you need.

Your social worker and PA will be asked to provide some information to support this referral, this would be an updated risk assessment.

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