Property only
TIFA Life leases a furnished, compliance-checked property to the authority. The authority supports the person living there. TIFA has no involvement with the occupant and provides no support, staffing or oversight.
Guide rate
See the full guide rate cardCompliant property
from £85/night
Solo property, £595 a week, billed weekly whether or not occupied. Your own team provides the support.
The rate is per property, not per person. The specification, the term and the void arrangements are set out in a written agreement.
Who this is for
Housing and commissioning officers
This is a housing supply arrangement. It suits an authority that already has the support in place, whether that is its own leaving-care or housing-support team or a separate provider, and needs the accommodation itself. It is often the answer where a young person is settled with a worker they trust and the missing piece is a property that meets the standard.
If you want to place a young person with support, this is not the route. See emergency, complex and solo placements for a property with its own staff, or property and staffing for partners where you want the building and the staff but run the service yourself.
If your own team will support the occupant, what makes a good supported accommodation home will help you decide what to specify. If you are assessing suppliers, read how to choose a supported accommodation provider in Wales.
The boundary
Who is responsible for what
Leasing the property does not make TIFA the service provider. The agreement sets out who holds which duty before the property is handed over, so nobody is unclear about it later.
TIFA Life is responsible for
The building
Sourcing, furnishing, white goods, and the condition the property is handed over in.
Property compliance records
Landlord and Rent Smart Wales evidence; gas, EICR, EPC, fire, smoke and carbon monoxide, and water-safety records, held and renewed by us.
Maintenance and repairs
We aim to complete urgent repairs the same day and other repairs within 72 hours. The occupant is shown how to report a repair when they arrive.
The authority is responsible for
Everything to do with the person and their support:
- Every decision about the person living there, including whether the property is suitable for them.
- All support, visiting or on-site, and the plan it works to.
- The risk assessment, the safeguarding response and any statutory duty.
- Anything the occupant needs that is not the fabric of the building.
TIFA staff do not visit the occupant, hold a support plan, keep records about them or respond to an incident involving them. Where an authority wants any of that, it is a different agreement with a different rate.
How it is charged
How the charge works
Billed weekly, occupied or not
The nightly rate is charged per property. It runs from the start of the agreement and is invoiced weekly even when nobody is living there. Void terms are agreed in writing before the agreement starts.
No support element in the price
The rate includes no staffing, keyworking, on-call or reporting, because the service includes none. If you need any of those, look at property and staffing, or a placement.
The guide rate card shows this rate alongside every other TIFA Life offer, so housing officers and placement officers are looking at the same list.
Timescales
How long it takes
If we already have a suitable property standing empty, what remains is the agreement, the handover of the compliance records and a furnishing check. If we have to source one, the timescale depends on the area, the specification and the term you can commit to. We give you a date in writing, and we tell you if we cannot meet the one you need.
What to send
Send the postcode or area, the date you need it from, how many people it is for, the specification, the term you can commit to, and who will support the occupant. We reply with availability, the rate, the exclusions and a date. If it is urgent, call the 24/7 line as well.
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.