New £1.5m accommodation planned to support people with mental health conditions in Rotherham

Charity Making Space are set to use a social investment of £1.5m to purchase property, which will provide nine units of accommodation for specialist housing needs for people living with mental ill-health.

Making Space will lease the properties to a registered housing provider, and propose to deliver the care and support.

In the past six months there has been a rise from 20 people in July 2022 to 30people in December 2022 living with mental ill-health who require accommodation, and a percentage are awaiting hospital discharge.

A report to Rotherham Council’s cabinet states that there is an “urgent need” to “develop this type of provision for people living with mental ill-health”.

Care provider Amethyst Care and Support Group Ltd are currently working with a developer to adapt a building in the south of the Borough, which will provide eight units of accommodation.