I would not take supported accommodation again even if I could. That ship has sailed. You're better off not living in a flat that others can control, because if it shouldn't work out, you either get tossed out or end up wanting to leave anyway. You can still be tossed out of any flat you don't directly own if you do something against the rules, but you have to watch for places where others call the shots.

Unfortunately, I live in the capital city of Scotland, so it's a very popular place to live, and you have to do a lot of waiting. I've an older sister who lost her house because her employees were late in paying her wages, which built-up arrears with her landlord, and she had bid for years to get somewhere else even while she still had a home. She now has to stay in temporary housing with my niece for maybe 18 months, because the chances of one getting a flat with no job is slim to null.

In my case, I got into trouble for developing feelings for a few of the female staff who worked next door to me, but I could not help it. Although the staff in general were a mixed bag. One guy sent me emails years ago under a nickname to bully me, and then he admitted it was him. Of course, that's just one guy, so it isn't like they are all bad people. After so many years, it just ran its course. They're not your friends. Anything they do, they're paid to do it. Half of them are untrustworthy. Even the nice ones leave eventually.

Maybe I'd like to still have support workers come over, but you know? I can have it where it's my flat, and they just come to see me, take me out, help clean my house, or whatever. I'm quite capable of managing my bills, so they could still benefit me in other ways.

I'm only mildly autistic, or I have something like autism called PDD-NOS. So it's not even a formal diagnosis. So that just confuses things.

But, yeah. Be careful where you move to. You can go from the fat into the fire. And actually, I like that saying. It sounds funny, but it's also true.