Supported accommodation in Carmarthenshire
We provide 16+ supported accommodation across Carmarthenshire (Llanelli, Carmarthen, Ammanford and the rural west). Oversight does not drop off with distance from the local authority office, and we have Welsh-speaking staff where needed.
Service boundary
TIFA Life is not a CIW-registered children's home or care service. We accept placements only where needs can be safely met within our supported accommodation model.
See the controls and evidence →How we work in Carmarthenshire
Response times
Written response within 24 hours and a suitability decision within one working day for Carmarthenshire referrals, same-day for emergencies.
Safeguarding
Staff are trained and know who to escalate to. We decline placements that would not be a safe match.
Named senior contact
One person who knows your placement. Carmarthenshire commissioners speak to someone who can make the decision.
Reporting
Updates to the allocated worker on a defined cadence, agreed with Carmarthenshire up front.
Services available in Carmarthenshire
16+ supported accommodation
Solo and shared placements, including care leavers, with structured staff support across Carmarthenshire.
Learn moreEmergency and short-notice placements
Same-day response capability for time-critical Carmarthenshire referrals.
Learn moreUASC specialist placements
Homes and settling-in support for unaccompanied young people placed by Carmarthenshire.
Learn moreWhat Carmarthenshire commissioners ask us about
The questions that come up before a first placement are much the same across Wales, and we have written about most of them at length.
Start with what actually works in care leaver accommodation, then when independence planning should start and what commissioners need from a provider.
Regulatory position: TIFA Life is not a CIW-registered children's home or care service. We accept placements only where needs can be safely met within our supported accommodation model.
Refer a young person in Carmarthenshire
We respond the same day to emergencies, and every active referral has a named senior contact.