Housing Related Support

The Eddystone Trust provides a confidential and specialist provision of ‘Housing Related Support’ for people living with HIV.

The service aims to enable the individual to maintain or improve independent living by providing support to anyone who is HIV positive and living in the Plymouth area.

Services available through the Housing Related Support include:
Advice and advocacy on homelessness or at risk of losing your home
Assistance with moving on into independent living and maintaining existing tenancies
Support with Welfare Benefits including: Income Support, JSA and DLA
Assistance in all housing related issues and applying for Housing Allowance (formally known as housing benefit)

Setting up utility services (gas, electricity etc.) and bill payments

Support with budgeting and debt concerns For more information or to access this service please contact The Eddystone Trust on 01752 257077 to make an appointment with a support worker. Our offices are open Mon – Fri, 10 till 4pm.

A full support assessment will be completed on everyone wanting to access this service.