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Is sheltered accommodation an option for an autistic adult?istic

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Livinginadream · 28/12/2024 17:24

My cousin is autistic, he's 29 and lives with extended family in Sudan. He's not capable of looking after himself due to crippling executive functioning issues. He can't tie his shoe laces due to all the sequences involved. He can prepare food for himself but not cook. He can't keep on top of cleaning his clothes again due to the executive functioning. He does bathe enough himself but can't organise himself enough to keep his clothes clean.
He has some physical conditions which make it near impossible for him to do manual work. He has poor social skills so couldn't do customer service jobs and can't organise things so can't do admin. He desperately wants to work though.

He is British but not been in the country for more than 3 years.

His extended family in Sudan and increasingly fed up with him as they don't understand his issues.

If he came here Wales, what support would he be able to get? He's not got a learning disability but is autistic, dyslexic, dyscalculos, dyspraxic. Hasn't been assessed for ADHD but I'm sure he is. He's depressed because he's socially isolated due to lacking social skills.

Could he live in some sort of sheltered accommodation? Would it matter that he's been out of the country for over 3 years?

If not sheltered accommodation could he claim ESA? UC? Pip?

Thanks.

OP posts:
OhhYoureSpikey · 28/12/2024 18:39

It’s called supported living services.
Google supported living services in your area of Wales. Places are like gold dust though, and I’m not sure if him being out of the country means he won’t qualify, but hopefully someone with more knowledge will be able to clarify or you will be able to find contact details so someone can help.

Gingerkittykat · 28/12/2024 19:19

He would be able to claim UC when he is habitually resident in the UK, sometimes that is immediately on arrival and other times there is a short waiting period.
https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/benefits/universal_credit_immigration_and_residence_conditions

PIP is more complicated, he would have had to be resident in the UK for 104 out of the previous 156 weeks so there would be a long delay before he could apply.

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Universal credit: Immigration and residence conditions - Shelter England

Most British citizens, many EU nationals and some people from outside the EU can get for universal credit if they meet the general rules of entitlement.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/benefits/universal_credit_immigration_and_residence_conditions

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