Housing
Living in a safe and secure home is as important for people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
as it is for everyone else.
Finding a place to live is an important part of living independently, but there are often challenges to this happening.
Housing Easy Read
See our
easy read
Easy Read is a way of making written information easier to understand. Pictures are usually added next to the writing.
guide to choosing where you want to live, there are lots of things you might want to consider.
Easy read guides
If you have a learning disability, you can download and read the guides below to help you make decisions on the issues that matter to you.
If you are a family member or carer of someone with a learning disability you can also use the guides by downloading or printing it off and going through it together with the person you support.
Changing accommodation
We've made a downloadable resource which looks at the situation where an adult relative or friend with a learning disability, wants or needs to move from their current accommodation and what you can do to support them.
We hold the Advice Quality Standard so you can be sure about the quality of the advice we provide.
The Mencap helpline is a member of Advice UK in England.