Floating support is a service offered to clients in their own homes. They could be owner/occupier, in private rented accommodation or housing association.

The clients can come from all walks of life and different client groups for example mental health disorder, drug/alcohol abuse, homeless.

The service mainly provides assistance with tenancy maintenance and general counseling but includes ensuring that liaising with social services, and other statutory agencies the client is involved with, is maintained. Tenancy maintenance is to ensure that the client does not receive or give harassment or nuisance, therefore can be useful for owner/occupier. Helping with social skills, motivational skills, time management and appointment keeping can be within the support plan. Ensuring that they do not become socially excluded and lead independent lives within the community.

The service is called 'Floating Support' because once the client has established themselves in the community, and is confident and able to live fully independently, the service moves to another client. If the client has further need of the service it can return for short periods at a time, this is especially useful for benefit claims, which are normally reviewed six monthly. Nominations for Floating Support are requested from the Local Authority where the service is being used. Funding can come from a number of sources but mainly from the Housing Corporation and Local Authority grants.