Supported accommodation, property and staffing

Options for Local Authority commissioners supporting young people aged 16+, with suitability, scope, price and start arrangements confirmed in writing.

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Emergency, complex and solo placements

A young person who cannot safely share, needs an urgent placement or is moving on from residential care gets their own accommodation and staffing plan.

Solo accommodation from £595/week Open offer

Accommodation only, with a named keyworker. Support hours are charged separately.

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UASC 16+ and support past 18

A 16+ placement that takes account of culture, faith and language, with the move past 18 planned so the young person keeps their home, college place and the people they know as responsibilities and funding change.

Shared or solo home, quoted from the referral. Open offer

Shared and commissioned group homes

Matched shared homes and commissioned group homes. Who lives together, who staffs it and what it costs are agreed before anyone moves in.

24/7 group provision from £995/bed/week Open offer

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 housing, staff ready to work with young people, or both, with who does what agreed before the first shift or arrival.

Staffing only from £25.50/hour Open offer

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, whose own team supports the person living there. TIFA has no involvement with them.

Compliant property from £85/night Open offer

Solo property, £595 a week, billed weekly whether or not occupied. Your own team provides the support.

Post-18 accommodation

For leaving-care teams planning an 18th birthday. The contract, rate and funding route change; where the home still suits, the young person keeps it and the same workers.

Post-18 UASC £38.50/night Open offer

Full accommodation 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.

How placements are assessed and monitored

A named senior lead owns the decision. The property, peers, staffing and worker competence are matched to the referral. Price, on-call cover and escalation routes are confirmed before arrival.

After placement, the daily logs, the rota as worked and every incident stay visible in TIFA Connect.

If you are new to this market, start with what supported accommodation is, and where it stops, which sets out the difference between supported accommodation and a registered care setting. For the process from your side, see what happens after a referral is submitted. If you are comparing providers, how to choose a supported accommodation provider in Wales sets out the questions to ask each of them.

How we work with commissioners

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.

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.

Make a referral 01792 677275