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We deliver safe, stable supported accommodation across all 22 Welsh Local Authorities — ready when you need it.
Solo, shared, and emergency placements — set up, staffed, and managed by our team. Tailored to each young person's needs.
Working with Welsh and English Local Authorities — including cross-border placements for out-of-area young people.
Supporting Local Authority placements across multiple areas of Wales — same-day emergency capability, named senior contact for every referral.
Operating within the unregulated 16+ supported accommodation space under current Welsh legislation — with a structured, compliance-led model designed to give commissioners the assurance regulation alone cannot.
Working with Local Authorities across Wales and England — with placement capability across all 22 Welsh councils.
Trusted by Local Authorities — Welsh and English
All 22 Welsh Local Authorities
The three things commissioners need from a supported accommodation provider — designed in, not bolted on.
Rapid referral review with structured intake and clear decision timelines for urgent and emergency placements.
Placements designed for longevity through defined routines, consistent staffing, and proactive intervention to reduce breakdown risk.
Safeguarding-first environments with defined escalation routes, trained staff, and strict placement suitability criteria.
"We do not accept placements where needs exceed our ability to safely support."
Our safeguarding boundary
Our integrated model combines property standards, consistent staffing, and clear governance to reduce placement breakdown, improve communication, and give Local Authorities confidence in delivery.
A single named senior contact for every placement. Defined reporting cadence agreed up front. Safeguarding escalation flowchart shared with the allocated worker on day one.
When something goes wrong, you hear about it from us — quickly and in writing. When something goes right, you have the evidence to support it.
A South Wales Local Authority referred a 16-year-old following a placement breakdown with a previous provider. Within 48 hours, TIFA Life sourced a solo-occupancy placement with 2:1 staffing, established clear safeguarding escalation routes, and began weekly reporting to the allocated social worker. At 90 days, the young person remained stable in placement with no missing episodes and had engaged with education for the first time in 6 months.
A West Wales Local Authority contacted TIFA Life at 2pm on a Friday with an unaccompanied asylum-seeking young person requiring immediate placement. By 6pm the same day, a suitable property was confirmed, a trained support worker was on site, and the young person was settled with culturally appropriate provisions in place. The Local Authority received a full written update by Monday morning.
We don't just provide a roof. We work with young people on education, training, employability, identity, health, relationships and the hundred small steps it takes to build a life worth living.
When you need a placement quickly
When standard providers cannot accommodate needs
When risk requires structured, controlled environments
When young people need stabilising, not just housing
Complete the referral form with key information about the young person's needs and circumstances.
Our team carefully reviews the referral against placement criteria. You will hear from us within 24 hours.
If suitable, we confirm placement details and arrange the transition with full support.
Speak to our team — same-day response capability for emergencies, named senior contact for every active referral.
Full training, paid shadow shifts, structured supervision, and clear progression into senior roles. Day, sleep-in and waking-night positions available.
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