Matt currently lives in his own home and shares his support with two other people. Coquet Trust has been supporting Matt for over ten years and initially provided 57 hours of support to him, as well as support during the night.
With the support and guidance of a dedicated staff team, Matt has developed many skills over the years and now only requires 10 hours support, but still has the security of sharing the overnight support with the other two people who reside in the adjoining property.
Staff support Matt to meet his tenancy agreements, pay bills, cook meals and keep his home in good order.
Matt has secured a part time job working in ASDA and he is hoping to progress to full time employment in the future.
He is quite the entrepreneur and has a stall at Tynemouth market every Sunday and occasionally on a Saturday also, called ‘Matty’s Place’. This activity has assisted Matt to develop social skills and literary and numeracy skills, whilst giving him structure and a sense of achievement and has built his confidence.
Matt is using some of his Individual Service Fund to pay towards his pitch at the market, plus his transport costs to get there.
With all this hard work, Matt is planning on having a well-earned holiday in the near future. He will be able to use some of his ISF fund to help pay towards any staff support that he needs to enable this and any other bits and pieces needed.
Matt and his staff are continually looking for other meaningful ways of using his ISF fund, other than for support hours… so watch this space!!!
