Supported accommodation for people with mental health needs in Cornwall
3 rooms are available in Cornwall today. 0 of 3 accept people with mental health needs.
What a room costs here
- Local Housing Allowance, shared accommodation rate
- £90.33 a week, Kernow West broad rental market area (DWP, 2026-27)
- Average private rent for context
- £1,000 a month (ONS, August 2026, average)
Referral route for people with mental health needs
- Statutory basis
- Care Act 2014 / hospital discharge
- Who refers
- CMHT / hospital discharge team
- How the referral works
- A community mental health team, hospital discharge coordinator or social worker refers, with a support plan and risk assessment. Section 117 aftercare funding may cover the support element.
- Eligibility
- Suitable where a person can live in shared or self contained housing with support, including people subject to section 117 aftercare. Rooms are not registered care and do not provide nursing.
Local authority housing options team
- Team
- Cornwall Council
- Phone
- 0300 1234 161
- Housing options
- https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/homeless-or-at-risk/
Rooms available in Cornwall
Nearby areas with rooms
Referring someone, or filling a room
Referrers can send a request through Find me a room and we will match it against live rooms. Providers with empty rooms can list them free.
Sources: Duty to Refer via Housing Jigsaw or dutytorefer@cornwall.gov.uk. LHA left null: Cornwall spans several BRMAs, so no single shared accommodation rate applies to the whole authority. Average monthly private rent from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK, local authority table, reference month August 2026, released 16 September 2026. The published figure is a stock weighted mean, not a median. No district wide shared accommodation rate: Cornwall spans the Kernow West and North Cornwall and Devon Borders BRMAs, with border areas in the Plymouth BRMA. | LHA via VOA LHA-Direct. Cornwall spans three BRMAs: Kernow West 90.33 (largest by population, covers Truro, St Austell, Newquay, Penzance), North Cornwall and Devon Borders 84.77, Plymouth 92.05. Offer a postcode lookup alongside this figure. Last verified 2026-09-18.