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The place ware i live they try to forceful clean my bedroom even tho the support plan says for them not too.
And they keep doing check up throughout the day even tho they are not needed at all and i have said if i needed support i would ask for it.
And as i said to them that they are meant to work to a price of below £500/week but even in the last place charged way above the £500 per week (they charged £850/week) aka social services are paying above approved levels of funding but they don't seam to care about keeping costs down even tho government tells them to be efficient with money.

So this place is meant to be turning into supported living witch should lower the price to the approved levels at last but one of the management told me they are thinking of moving me to another care home when that happens instead of allowing me into supported living.

And ofcause i am trying to get a job witch is hard when you do not have the money to afford transportation when you are limited to £24.90 per week.

In the UK it is a mess and the conservatives are now stopping housing benefit for under 21's (planned to be under 25's but they could not get that one though) so am trapped by money in care aka so much for freedom of choice

That sounds like a lot to have to deal with all at one time. I'm hopeful that you'll be able to find a program or a place that is helpful to you during this time. Am not sure how different the UK is from the US on matter such as this. But I do know that many people in your age group and situation are at a high risk of homelessness due to changing laws, cuts in programs, and lack of funds for people that need it.

All that being said, I do think there are many ways to approach this. Are you or would you be able to move to another region in your country if you knew they could provide more services such as housing and job apprenticeships? Also, not sure if you've had the chance to call and talk to these places...but it would be worth a try. I've had to call places like this for myself in the past, and usually even if they personally cannot help you, and you ask about some place that might be able to...they tend to refer you to a place that can provide needed services, such as housing.

Here are a couple of links:

http://centrepoint.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do

http://www.depauluk.org/whatwedo/

http://www.mungosbroadway.org.uk/services/recovery_from_homelessness/our_skills_employment_services

Thats good that you're getting the help you need, though i know things are pricy yes. Im sure, this tory government simply cant withdraw all benefits because of your high care need and depending on what any outcome any mental capicity test there are. the government and the council cannot expect you to live off nothing or expect to live off of family until that 21 years of age