Project History and Context

Key House was established in 1985 as a 12 bed hostel for homeless young people. Our supported housing now includes a 12 bed Hostel for emergency use, three shared houses and 212 flats.

We opened the Keighley Housing Advice Office in 1986 in order to respond to homelessness more effectively, and we moved to the current office in September 2001. The Bradford Advice Service opened in 1990 and moved to its current office in March 2002.

In 2003/04 Key House advisers dealt with 10,252 matters and housed 385 young people.

Key House is one of 53 Non Statutory Housing Groups in the Bradford District which provide a range of housing for homeless people and people with support needs.

Homekey Project

Homekey has 7 schemes within its Supporting People to provide 204 bedspaces for people with support needs. We accommodate people of all ages but predominantly under 25 years old and with varying levels of support needs. Our main function is to assist people to maintain their tenancy with us with the ultimate aim of their becoming the tenant of the same property with the original landlord.

Referrals are accepted from any agency but not from individuals.

All accommodation is furnished to a reasonable standard and tenants are given an assured shorthold tenancy.

Most of these are in BCHT properties, mainly flats but some houses up to 3 bedrooms.