Making Space — help with hoarding.
A confidential, non-judgmental peer support group, and practical help, for people whose homes have become hard to manage. Run in partnership with WECR. No clipboards, no rush, no shame.
A confidential, non-judgmental peer support group, and practical help, for people whose homes have become hard to manage. Run in partnership with WECR. No clipboards, no rush, no shame.
Hoarding is a recognised mental-health pattern — not a moral failing. It often takes hold quietly, over years, after loss, illness, or trauma. By the time a home has become hard to live in, the person living in it is usually already exhausted and ashamed.
Making Space is a small peer support group, run with WECR, for people who recognise the pattern in themselves or in someone they love. It’s confidential. There are no clipboards, no photographs, and no obligation to do anything you’re not ready to do.
Making Space is exactly for this. Come once. Listen. Talk if and when you want to. The first step is the room — not the home.
We can talk to you first — about what helps, what doesn't, and how to approach the conversation without pushing them further away.
Sometimes a housing officer, OT, or fire safety officer raises a concern. We can help find a route forward that doesn't feel like a threat to your tenancy.
Fast clearances done without consent often make things worse. Our approach is the opposite — slow, voluntary, and at your pace.
Nobody comes round unless you ask. Nothing leaves your home without your agreement. That’s the rule that makes everything else work.
[TBC: pull a real Making Space participant testimonial. Sensitive content — confirm consent and consider full anonymisation before use.] Nobody had spoken to me about my home without making me feel small. They didn't. That was the first time I felt like things might be different.
If your question isn't here, call us on 0300 323 0700 or email info@wecr.org.uk — in confidence.
No clipboards. No photographs. Nobody comes round unless you ask.