Rackfield House

Rackfield House provides temporary low support accommodation for single homeless people in Bath.

Facilities at Rackfield House
The hostel is situated in a row of five Grade II listed cottages providing 20 single secure bedrooms. There are four bedrooms per cottage all of which have their own kitchen/diner, lounge, bathroom, a separate toilet and access to the communal laundry facilities and payphone.

The accommodation is fully furnished and equipped throughout. Accommodation is offered for up to one year.

Rackfield is owned by Solon South West Housing Association. Solon is a locally-controlled housing association which provides and manages good quality homes for people in greatest housing need. Solon is committed to urban regeneration and to working in partnership with residents, local authorities and other agencies to achieve this aim.

What do we offer?

• Non-therapeutic support
• Resident-led reviews and meetings with a named worker
• Benefit and welfare advice work
• Resettlement and move on advice
• Liaison with outside agencies
• Consultation on housing management issues
• Opportunity to have involvement in issues of the day-to-day management of Rackfield House
• Outside social activities
• Three members of staff
• Mixed sex hostel
• Own bedroom, sharing cottage with a maximum of three other residents
• Communal riverside garden

Allocation
An applicant should:

• Be single and 18-65 years old
• Be in primary need of housing
• Require a low level of support
• Have no dependents living with him/her
• Be physically able to manage stairs
• Be able to live independently, in shared accommodation
• Be motivated towards independent living and finding appropriate move on accommodation
• Be free from current substance misuse problems.

We cannot currently house people in the following circumstances:

• Non-completion of Rehabilitation treatment
• Less than three months abstinence from substance misuse
• History of violence
• Sex offences against child/adult
• Statutory orders including tagging or on bail
• Serious and enduring mental health issues
• Recent and current offending behaviour
• High support needs
• Couples.

Referrals
We accept referrals from a number of agencies including Housing Advice Centre, Bath & North East Somerset's Homeless Unit and Julian House.

You will need to complete an application form and provide two referees. Once we receive the application we will set up an interview and your application will be discussed at the following staff meeting.  If you are accepted, the allocation of a room will depend on vacancies and the vulnerability of the applicant.

Equal Opportunities
Solon South West Housing Association is committed to equal opportunities and will  not treat an individual less favourably because of their race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability or illness. Applicants for the hostel are selected at the time of application by their priority need.

We regret that the structure of this accommodation means that the hostel cannot accommodate people who are unable to climb stairs.

Solon South West Housing Association Limited is registered as a Charitable Housing Association under the Industrial & Provident Societies Act 1965 - Registration No. 21136R. The Association is registered with the Housing Corporation under the Housing Act 1974 - Registration No. LO125, and is a member of the National Housing Federation.