Reigate and Redhill YMCA housing services | Surrey

Providing a variety of assistance in the Surrey area, the Reigate and Redhill YMCA is committed to helping homeless individuals and arranging accommodation for them. The organisation operates as a leading charity and can help the most vulnerable with their needs.

Shelter, support, and counselling is available from the Hillbrook House. This is for younger people under the age of 30, and it can provide them accommodation while they access other support services noted below. For people staying there, they can also use their government housing benefit to pay any rent that may be due. The capacity of the shelter is limited.

There are also volunteers and other staff on site will help clients live independently and gain self-sufficiency as well. So as part of this, each resident of the Hillbrook House can get free advice, join workshops, and gain other support. Each person can get access to job training, education, training or even part time work as part of their stay at the house. The assistance will help them overcome any barriers and challenges. Some of the other programmes provided by the agency are as follows.

A staff member will give them an Individual Action Plan that will provide them opportunities for self improvement as well as awareness to them. When they have reached independence, social workers can offer referrals to private schemes or bond guarantees to help pay a deposit. Counselling throughout the stay is offered too by the clients key worker or other professional staff.

Financial support can be arranged by the Reigate and Redhill YMCA. Counsellors can help people access various deposit schemes, apply for housing benefits, or get rental help when needed. Referrals are often provided for these. Additional support for financial matters includes debt management too.

Throughout the stay, the YMCA will require a Action Plan to be followed and adhered too. So the young person will need to abide by this. There is also very limited space at the shelter site. The YMCA Hillbrook House is at 68 Brighton Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6QT, call 01737 773089.

Housing assistance from NextStep is available. There is support for both tenants in the Surrey area as well landlords. It will help tenants with funding the deposit on a new accommodation. As part of this, the programme will provide landlords guarantees on rent. Another option for future tenants is they can sign up for a scheme. It will also offer other support for those people moving into private accommodations.

The Reigate and Redhill YMCA relies on government funds to provide the NextStep scheme. So it is limited, but the goal is to help homeless or low income individuals in the Tandridge District area find and move into housing.

The programme is for both income eligible couples and single people. They need to be over the age of 18, and also in need of private rented accommodation or some other housing. A focus of the charity and NextStep is on assisting with paying the deposit, helping people locate a landlord, and find otherwise suitable accommodation. Staff may also offer assistance with applying for housing benefit claims, as well as monitoring them. Social workers also coordinate support and advice throughout the tenancy.

As noted, landlords can benefit too. They will be able to use a bond to guarantee the deposit from a tenant and also get help with completing their tenancy paperwork. The landlord, and the individual seeking accommodations, can also work with the YMCA and visiting properties. Reigate and Redhill YMCA and Next Step offer much more to clients as well, including information on a number of schemes and housing solutions.

Get free advice on Welfare Benefits. Vulnerable people of all ages, but in particular those under the age of 25, can get information from the YMCA Advisor.

There are many different services available and questions that can be asked. Learn about filing new claims, or what the credit amount may be. Or for people that have been denied on their applications for welfare, there is an appeal process available. Also learn about not-for-profit charities and other schemes that are available in the Surrey area.

Note that welfare is offered across the area, including in Ewell, Elmbridge, Epsom, Mole Valley, Banstead, Tandridge and Reigate. The advisor is a great resource for getting answers on questions about this, and for solving complex claims as well. For more information, call 01737 378489.