RA is an existing client who recently became homeless. He had been living with his mother and relations between her and his siblings had become strained. Additionally, the place where they were staying was overcrowded. He later started a relationship with his girlfriend and had moved in with her. Tragically she had died two months previously. He had no tenancy rights to at his girlfriend’s home and whilst he considered the relationship with his family to be a significant one, because of the relationship breakdown he felt he could not return even for a temporary period to his mother’s home. He had very few friends, though one of them had allowed him to stay. He was also undergoing therapy, due to the past and recent trauma. Additionally, his work record was also sporadic, due to the field he was in.
In the referral that I made for him, he told me that he could not remember all his past addresses, I collected as much information as possible and dispatched it. The Housing Provider called weeks later and asked me to include one borough in the address history which RA had forgotten, as it would provide him with a Local Connection and increase his chances of being housed by them. I spoke to RA, he was housed two months after I had referred him, he sounded relaxed and told me that this Supported Housing Provider had been good at helping him find work and this was still on-off. So, he had accomplished one goal which he had identified with me, housing. The other, employment is in progress. Hopefully the familial relations will be restored soon, despite this, his mental health has already improved.