Supported Accommodation for Prison Leavers

The statistics are stark: people released from prison without stable accommodation are significantly more likely to reoffend and return to custody. It is a cycle that devastates individuals, families, and communities. The person you care about deserves a genuine chance to turn their life around, and that chance starts with having somewhere safe and stable to live.

Without a fixed address, your loved one cannot claim benefits, register with a GP, or meet the conditions of their licence or probation order. They may end up sofa surfing, sleeping rough, or returning to the environments and relationships that contributed to their offending in the first place. This is not a choice — it is what happens when the system fails to provide a viable alternative.

Supported accommodation breaks this cycle. It provides immediate housing on release, a fixed address for benefits and probation, and the structured support that helps people address the underlying issues that led to offending. We believe that everyone deserves a second chance, and that stable housing is where that second chance begins.

We work with prisons, probation services, and resettlement teams to arrange accommodation before release wherever possible. From day one, residents have a fixed address, a tenancy agreement, and a support plan that aligns with their licence conditions.

Support workers help with the immediate practicalities — benefits claims, GP registration, bank accounts — and then focus on longer-term reintegration: employment readiness, life skills, addressing offending behaviour, and building positive social connections. We maintain regular communication with probation officers to ensure compliance and to provide a consistent, honest picture of progress.