PROJECT
The Settle Programme
PURPOSE
To prevent homelessness by equipping young people with the skills they need to live independently
FUNDING
The programme costs around £1,000 per young person to deliver. Housing associations pay for some of the cost while other funding comes from grants, trusts and donations
BACKGROUND
Settle was founded by social entrepreneurs Rich Grahame and Katie Slee in 2015. "I was working at a Centrepoint hostel and noticed young people often struggled to cope when they moved into their first flat," says Grahame. "They would get into council tax debt, struggle to pay rent on time, and would be evicted, returning to the hostel. This time they would be deemed intentionally homeless so struggled to get future housing."
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