Supported accommodation for young people aged 16+ across Wales
Emergency, complex, solo and shared placements, specialist support for unaccompanied young people, and planned continuity beyond 18.
Referrals are reviewed by a senior lead. We provide a written answer within 24 hours and can mobilise emergency placements on the same day when it is safe.
01792 677275 · answered 24/7Sixty young people are in a TIFA Life placement today.
Twelve Welsh authorities place with us, and we source against a referral from any of the twenty-two. A referral is answered in about an hour, at any hour, and carries a written response within twenty-four.
- 60+
- young people supported today across Wales
- 12
- Welsh authorities placing, with sourcing across all 22
- 1 hour
- average referral response, answered 24/7
Who places with us
The twelve authorities currently placing
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Cardiff Council
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
- Neath Port Talbot Council
- Newport City Council
- Pembrokeshire County Council
- Powys County Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- Swansea Council
- Wrexham County Borough Council
Referrals are accepted from all twenty-two Welsh authorities, and from English authorities commissioning cross-border placements into Wales.
What TIFA Life provides
We assess the young person, property, staffing plan and identified risks before making an offer. The decision and any conditions are confirmed in writing.
Emergency, complex and solo placements
Dedicated accommodation and an individual staffing plan where sharing is unsafe, urgent stabilisation is needed, or a young person is stepping down from residential care.
Accommodation only, with a dedicated keyworker allocated. Support hours are charged separately.
UASC 16+ and post-18 continuity
Culturally responsive support for unaccompanied young people, with a planned route at 18 that protects home, education and trusted relationships.
Shared and commissioned group provision
Matched shared homes and commissioned group provision. Who lives together, who staffs it and what it costs are agreed before anyone moves in.
Only where a whole home of 5 to 6 beds is commissioned for 12 months. The standard bed rate is £1,195.
Property and staffing for partners
Compliant property, a deployment-ready young-person workforce, or both, with responsibilities, mobilisation and the system of record agreed in writing.
Staffing bought on its own, commissioned for 12 weeks or more. Without a minimum term the rate is £27 an hour.
Property only
A furnished, compliance-checked property leased to the authority, which supports the occupant itself. For housing and commissioning officers rather than placement teams.
Solo property, £595 a week, billed weekly whether or not occupied. Your own team provides the support.
Post-18 accommodation
For the leaving-care team planning an 18th birthday. The contract, rate and funding route change; where the accommodation still suits, the home and the workers do not.
Full accommodation-led charge, £269.50 a week. Housing-cost payments reduce the authority contribution, not this charge.
All rates are guides. The written offer confirms suitability, staffing, property, reporting, term, exclusions and VAT. See the full guide rate card.
The fastest we have moved
A Friday afternoon emergency referral
The fastest emergency placement TIFA Life has made.
- 16:30 Referral arrives from a Local Authority duty team, late on a Friday afternoon.
- 18:00 The young person is safely in placement, with a trained support worker on site.
Ninety minutes from referral to arrival.
Most referrals are not this urgent. This one was, and it is the shortest time between a call and a young person being somewhere safe that we have managed. What to do if you need a placement today.
Support for daily life and independence
Each plan starts with safety and stability, then works toward stronger routines, real-world independence and a prepared move-on. Young people are involved in the goals and the pace.
See what young people can expect- 01
Settle safely
A safe arrival, the essentials in place and clear information about the home and support team.
- 02
Build a routine
Health, education, wellbeing, relationships and day-to-day life made more manageable.
- 03
Practise independence
Cooking, budgeting and travel, plus the paperwork adult life runs on.
- 04
Prepare to move on
A planned next home, affordability, applications and support that reduces at the right pace.
TIFA Young Person app
Their support, goals and help in one place
Young people can check in, message their support team, ask for help, see goals, find support and rights information, and track their independence progress.
Open the YP appStudio Swansea
A community café space for young people
Studio is a welcoming place where young people can spend time, meet others, learn, build confidence and get practical advice.
See Studio Swansea
A room made ready before a young person arrives, in a TIFA Life property.
How TIFA Connect records placement delivery
TIFA Connect is the operational system of record behind the placement. It brings mandatory work, exceptions and commissioner reporting into one accountable workflow.
See quality and evidence- Daily control
- Logs completed, read and actioned; exceptions assigned.
- Safe staffing
- Rota versus plan, worker passports, attendance and cover.
- Safeguarding
- Incidents, missing episodes, escalations and post-incident actions.
- Progress
- Key work, education and health, tracked against the move-on plan.
- Reporting
- Reports, SLA status, actions and complete audit trail.
- Commissioner view
- The agreed evidence visible without repeated chasing.
The placement file and the keys, on the day a young person moves in.
Supported accommodation referral coverage across Wales
Active delivery is concentrated across South and West Wales, with sourcing and mobilisation capability assessed against every referral. English authorities can also commission cross-border placements into Wales.
How to make a referral
Send the referral information you already have. We assess it immediately and ask for anything else needed to make a safe decision. Within 24 hours, we return a written offer or decline with the reasons and next step.
Support worker roles across Wales
See live opportunities and expressions of interest across Wales, what the role involves and what TIFA staff can expect from us.
Not referring today
Ask for the rate card
If you are building a budget or comparing providers rather than placing this week, we will send the full rate card by email. No young-person details, and nobody will ring you about a placement you have not asked about.
Make a referral
A senior lead will respond in writing within 24 hours and confirm a suitability decision within one working day, with same-day capability for emergencies.
TIFA Life provides 16+ supported accommodation, which sits outside the scope of Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) regulation. This is the correct regulatory position for our service type under current Welsh legislation. Our governance, safeguarding, staff training, and reporting standards are designed to match or exceed the expectations commissioners would apply to regulated services.