8 ways to get a House
This guide is to help you and your relative think about the different types of accommodation and how they are funded. The guide is downloadable or available from our shop as a paper copy.
People with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour have the same rights as everyone else to appropriate local housing and support.
This resource has been developed to enable families to work with others to plan proactively for personalised housing for their relative.
The ‘Planning Your House’ information pack contains the following:
- Where to start
- What is important about a home
- What sort of place to live?
- Design, adaptations and assistive technology
- Housing specification
- Next steps
- Useful resources and organisations
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously overruled the 2014 decision in Cheshire West in a significant judgment (UKSC 16, 2 June 2026), we are awaiting updated guidance about how to assess if someone is deprived of their liberty. Therefore some of the information in this resource is out of date and will be updated in due course.
