Temporary accommodation
Homelessness can affect anyone at any time.
Everyone using our services deserves the support and understanding
they receive.
Shape Housing Association provides emergency temporary
accommodation to homeless single people and families. We offer
supported accommodation and assist people in a very wide range of
issues and ensure people are able to maintain a permanent tenancy
in the future, to avoid coming through the system again.
The Dartmouth project in Bath.
There are places for 38 households at our Dartmouth project in
Bath, and in flats owned by Somer Community Housing Trust
throughout the area. We also have two schemes for 14 homeless
individuals in Weston-super-Mare.
Applicants are nominated directly by Bath & North East
Somerset and North Somerset Councils’ Homelessness Teams.
Residents stay with us for different lengths of time, from a few
weeks to about 16 months. An average stay is usually three to five
months before they are re-housed by other housing associations on a
permanent basis.
We work closely with other supporting agencies in Bath, such as
drug and alcohol support services, children's centres, social
services and mental health professionals. Our aim is to help
residents manage a tenancy long-term and integrate into a local
community. A positive, multi-agency approach can address their
support issues and help them move forward in a positive way.
For more information, call 01225 484916.
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Miss R arrived with her daughter after
suffering domestic violence and losing her home. She had very
low self-esteem, and no money or items of her own as they had been
damaged in her previous home.
In the time Miss R was a resident, she achieved a lot. She began
counselling for previous abuse, which helped with her self-esteem,
and her anxiety eased. She began college and increased her skills.
She found a nursery place and groups for her daughter, which helped
with her behavioural issues.
We found charitable help to help obtain items such as bedding and
kitchenware. Miss R moved on to a new home and is now confident and
progressing with her life. After passing college, she has now found
a job using her new skills.