Amy Hutton (Enhanced Housing Options Project Manager)

Enhanced Housing Options and Employment

H&F- A tale of two cities

Population: 176,000

Tenure 44% owner occupation (Avg property price £495K) 33% social housing 22% PRS (Avg rent £380pw) 1% LCHO

Housing Need 8,000 on social housing register 2,500 on LCHO register 1,200 in TA (80% unemployed)

Employment across the borough: 12.7% of working-age people on key out-of-work benefits

H&F Trailblazer Programme

Principles

Customer-focused

Ambitious

Proactive

Preventative

Inclusive

Effective

Measurable

PREVENTION & HOLISTIC ADVICE

SHARING GOOD PRACTICESOCIAL

LETTINGS AGENCY

SMART STOCK USE

ENHANCED HOUSING OPTIONS

EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES

LIFE COACHING PROGRAMME

Housing & Employment initiatives

Principles

•Stop thinking of work and housing separately (Hills)

•Housing need has •roots in lack of livelihood

•Embed employment and training services alongside housing options to raise and capture aspirations

EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES

Lone Parents Scheme

Job Opportunities

Brokers

Allocations Policy

Housing & Employment

Team

Income Project West London

HELP

Life Coaching for TA residents

Lettings Agency scheme

Housing & Employment Outcomes

Wider range of people sustained in tenancies and employment

Contribute to LAA targets around employment, reducing JSA, getting socially excluded adults back into work.

• Additional specific targets for each scheme

Support mixed, sustainable communities on estates and throughout the borough

Enable access to broader range of housing and life options

Tackle intergenerational worklessness

EHO Learnings so far... Recession highlights the importance of training and capacity building

for residents

Staff transformation from “Housing assessor” to “Housing Mentor” is med-long term and not without challenges

Employment can be key to expanding housing choice- but is only part of the holistic housing options picture

Openness & willingness to share ideas and approaches is crucial

and finally...

There is always much more to learn!

Thank you

Amy Hutton

Enhanced Housing Options Project Manager

Amy.Hutton@lbhf.gov.uk

020 8753 1357

Joseph Pascual

Housing & Employment Team Manager

Joseph.Pascual@lbhf.gov.uk

020 8753 4546

Margaret GreenHead of Accommodation ServicesMargaret.Green@lbhf.gov.uk020 8753 2137