Help with accessible homes, adaptations, supported living and keeping a tenancy, for disabled children and adults, families, carers and young people preparing for adulthood.
Official online sources checked 13 October 2026. Bradford and Leeds appear first, followed by the rest of West Yorkshire. Council housing and care arrangements described here apply to England; UK-wide advice is linked separately. Vacancies, waiting lists and funding depend on individual assessment.
An adult care needs assessment is free and anyone can request one. Services recommended afterwards may be chargeable following a financial assessment. Ask for an advocate or help communicating your needs.
For housing difficulties, homelessness prevention and routes into supported accommodation, call 01274 435999. Bradford’s commissioned short-term supported housing uses a Gateway administered by Housing Options. This includes provision for young people, care leavers and people with complex needs; assessment and availability determine the route.
Council supported housing guide · Housing register, homelessness and housing advice routes
For adult occupational therapy, contact the Independence Advice Hub: 01274 435400. For a child, ask the Adaptations Team which children’s OT assessment route is appropriate. The council’s DFG route starts with an OT assessment; adaptations can include level-access showers, lifts, ramps and ceiling-track hoists.
Adaptations Team: 01274 434520 · CHPenquiries@bradford.gov.uk.
Bradford Disabled Facilities Grant · Adult occupational therapy and free equipment loans
Bradford’s supported living service can help with budgeting, cooking, health and getting out. A Care Act assessment establishes support needs; eligible arrangements may provide support up to 24 hours a day. Ask the Independence Advice Hub about a social worker, community care officer and suitable accommodation: 01274 435400.
If homeless or without somewhere to stay tonight, call 0113 222 4412 or visit Merrion House, 110 Merrion Centre, LS2 8BB. If at risk of homelessness within 56 days, email housing.options@leeds.gov.uk. Emergency out of hours: 0113 378 8366. Check current office hours on the council page.
Contact Leeds Housing Options · Housing register and supported housing routes
Request assessment through Adults and Health: 0113 222 4401, or Children and Families: 0113 222 4403. Support covers council and non-council homes. Social care may recommend ramps, showers, kitchen changes or hoists and refer to Health and Housing for funding consideration.
Housing Leeds’ adaptations policy also describes Independent Living Team assessment for housing-register applicants whose home cannot reasonably meet their health needs. Ask for suitable-property matching rather than relying on a property advert alone.
Adaptations: assessment and funding steps · Council-tenant adaptations and medical rehousing policy
Local housing offices can help council tenants with repairs, payment plans, benefit applications and onward referrals. General housing enquiries: 0800 188 4000 · HousingEnquiries@leeds.gov.uk.
Find your local housing team · Leeds housing and money support
Housing advice: free confidential advice for people over 16 on local options, tenancy problems, benefits, arrears and relationship breakdown. Call 01422 392460 or email housingoptions@calderdale.gov.uk. The council also offers housing-support referrals for people with mental health needs supported by a community mental health team: housingsupportreferrals@calderdale.gov.uk.
Adaptations and care: use the Accessible Homes Agency route for grants and essential adaptations. Gateway to Care can discuss adult needs: 01422 393000 · gatewaytocare@calderdale.gov.uk. Request the appropriate child assessment route for under-18s.
Housing advice and tenancy support · Accessible Homes Agency and grants · Gateway to Care · Local housing associations
Accessible Homes Team: assessments and adaptations for adults and children in owned or rented homes; parents/carers can self-refer. Call 01484 225335 or email AHT@kirklees.gov.uk. Landlord permission is needed for adaptations to rented homes.
Housing Solutions: housing difficulties and homelessness: 01484 221350 · housing.solutions@kirklees.gov.uk. Emergency out of hours: 01484 414933.
For supported living, ask adult social care and Housing Solutions to consider the supported-living register. Allocation is assessed through a panel; an ordinary housing application alone does not establish a care package.
Home adaptations and self-referral · Housing Solutions contact and access guides · Learning disability housing options · Housing and supported-living allocation policy (PDF)
Adaptations Service: equipment, adaptations and advice about moving to a suitable home for children and adults. Self-referrals and professional referrals are available: 01977 722220 · adaptationsservice@wakefield.gov.uk.
Housing Needs: homelessness enquiries 01924 304362 or 01924 304360 · housingneedsservice@wakefield.gov.uk. Supported-housing Single Point of Access: 01924 304359. Emergency out-of-hours housing help: 0345 850 6506.
The Housing Needs Panel can consider disability, mental health, complex care needs and care transitions; extra priority is assessed, not automatic. Ask Housing Needs about current referral evidence and medical-priority procedures.
Adaptations and referral forms · DFG process and local young-person rules · Housing Needs Panel and finding a home · Supported housing pathways and referral documents
In England, the mandatory grant can provide up to £30,000 for approved disability adaptations. Adults are generally financially assessed. For disabled children under 18, parents’ income is not taken into account. Local discretionary help may go beyond the mandatory grant; request the council’s current policy rather than assuming a top-up.
Owners, tenants and landlords may apply. The council must find the work necessary and appropriate, and reasonable and practicable for the property. Get written grant approval before starting work. Ask about landlord consent, fees, payment to contractors and any repayment conditions.
Amounts and financial rules · Eligibility and approval · Government guidance including sensory, learning-disability and child needs
England update: from 1 April 2026, the Crisis and Resilience Fund’s Housing Payment strand replaced Discretionary Housing Payments. Older council pages may still use “DHP”; ask your benefits team about its current Housing Payment application route. Awards are discretionary, with local criteria, and may address rent shortfalls, deposits, rent in advance or moving costs.
Current government scheme guidance · Bradford Housing Payment: eligibility and application · Leeds benefits and Crisis and Resilience Fund.
Bradford applicants must receive Housing Benefit or the UC housing element and provide evidence such as bank statements, rent information and a tenancy agreement. Contact 01274 432772 · benefits@bradford.gov.uk. Bradford’s separate Crisis Payment scheme was still described as being developed when checked; check opening status and interim help.
Universal Credit can help eligible people with ordinary rent costs. For supported or sheltered accommodation that provides care, support or supervision, council-arranged homeless temporary accommodation and refuges, GOV.UK directs applicants to Housing Benefit for rent instead. The council determines the correct route; not every property marketed as supported housing meets the benefit definition. Care charges and service charges need separate checking before accepting a tenancy.
Housing costs and Universal Credit · Supported housing benefit guidance
For essential household items, energy help and other charitable support, use our existing funding directory. Check grants before buying anything; many providers pay suppliers or require a professional referral.
Plan housing early with the young person, their family and the relevant education, care and health teams. Discuss staying at home with adaptations, living independently with visiting support, shared supported living, or other assessed options. A place at college or an EHCP does not itself guarantee a tenancy or adult care funding.
The 16–25 service includes social workers, community care officers and occupational therapists. Its published criteria include Bradford residence, an EHCP and qualifying complex learning or severe physical disability needs. Independent living is one of its four focus areas. Call 01274 435400 · awd.frontdoorteam@bradford.gov.uk.
In Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, use the council contacts above to request the appropriate transition or adult social care worker. If a specialist transition team’s criteria are not met, ask adult social care for a needs assessment and Housing Options for advice.
These organisations provide housing or support, rather than unrestricted cash grants. A provider may have homes in only some neighbourhoods. Confirm the exact location, age criteria, vacancy, referral route and accessibility before applying.
Existing tenants can discuss home alterations, aids, adaptations and tenancy support. Resident enquiries: 0330 175 9540 · enquiry@incommunities.co.uk. Ask about adaptations before arranging work.
Aids, adaptations and managing your homeRental homes and housing with support, including some adapted homes. Medical needs must be matched to a suitable property or one that can be adapted; supply is limited. The provider’s page still displayed an August 2026 letting-enquiry delay notice when checked.
Housing options and current service notice · Medical needs and allocation questions · Adaptations for existing tenantsThe council lists Together Housing, Accent, Connect, Yorkshire Housing and other providers, with application and contact routes. Sheltered and extra-care schemes may have older-person age criteria, so check suitability for a younger disabled adult.
Council’s current housing-association contacts · Calderdale extra-care housingExisting tenants can request minor adaptations and discuss medical rehousing. Adaptations Team: 01977 724460 · adaptations@vicohomes.co.uk. Medical rehousing depends on how the current property affects needs and local allocation criteria.
Adaptations and wellbeing · Medical rehousing criteria (PDF)Specialist accessible housing, including wheelchair-user homes. Search by location and need. When checked, the provider said wheelchair-accessible waiting lists were open, and listed Ossett among open general-needs lists. An open list is not an available home. Other general-needs lists may be closed; local authority nomination routes also apply.
Accessible property search and live waiting-list statusHousing and support for disabled adults, people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions; location and vacancies must be confirmed. HOLD shared ownership is a part-buy, part-rent option for qualifying people with long-term disabilities and available funds, rather than a free home or grant.
0333 012 4307 · Housing and HOLD information · Check geographical coverage
In England, eligible people facing homelessness should receive prevention or relief help; disability is relevant to assessing vulnerability and accommodation needs. If the council has reason to believe a homeless applicant may be eligible and in priority need, the guidance requires interim accommodation. Disability alone does not establish every housing duty or guarantee immediate social housing: the facts, legal eligibility and assessment matter.
Government explanation of homelessness duties. Tell the council clearly about dependants, accessibility, care, equipment, harm at home and what would make proposed accommodation unsuitable. Ask for its decision and review instructions in writing.
Advice on housing rights, homelessness and losing your home. Emergency helpline: 0808 800 4444, Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, excluding bank holidays. Shelter does not supply accommodation. Interpreter, webchat and Relay UK options are described on its page; separate Shelter Scotland and Shelter Cymru links support other UK nations.
Emergency helpline and accessibility options · Housing advice guidesAsk for accessible forms, an interpreter, a support person or another reasonable adjustment. For immediate danger or serious risk of harm, call 999. For local crisis and safeguarding contacts, see Urgent Help; for safety at home, see Relationships & Support.
