Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020 to 2025 · 2019. 11. 1. · 4 Homelessness and Rough...

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-20251

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020 to 2025


Contents

1. Foreword

2. Vision 3. DefinitionofHomelessness

4. NationalPolicyContext 5. HomelessnessReview:KeyFindings 6. OverviewandProfileofHomelessness

7. Priorities

8. DeliveryandMonitoring

9. ActionPlan


1. ForewordWelcometoWarrington’sHomelessnessandRoughSleepingStrategy2020to2025.

Warrington’shousingmarketischaracterisedbyhighdemand,asuccessfullocaleconomyandgrowingpopulation.Thisdemandoutstripsthesupplyofhousingwhichcanleadtohigherhousepricesandrents.Thoseleastabletocompetecanoftenfindtheiroptionslimited.ThisisexacerbatedbythelowlevelofLocalHousingAllowancesandwelfarereformwhichhasreducedaccesstotheprivaterentedsector.Alongsidethiswehaveayearonyearreductionintheavailabilityofsocialhousing.Whilstakeyprioritythedeliveryofnewhomeslagsbehindouraspirationandtheneedforsocialhousing.Fordecadesinsufficienthomeshavenotbeenbuiltandour5yearplancannotmatchthescaleofthisbacklogofhousingneed.

TacklinghomelessnessisakeychallengefortheCouncilandourpartners.TheHomelessnessReviewdemonstratesthatwehavebeensuccessfulinthepreventionandreliefofhomelessnesswhichhasledtoasubstantialreductioninthenumberofhouseholdswhohavebecomehomeless.

Wehaverecognisedtheincreasingproblemofroughsleepersandhaveidentifiedactionstoreduceit.Twosuccessfulgrantfundingbidsunderthegovernment’sRoughSleepingInitiativewillassistinpilotingtheSomewhereSafetoStayhubandprovidingspecialistsupporttoourNewStartPlusprogramme.

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankeveryonewhohascontributedtothestrategy.

Councillor Maureen McLaughlinCabinetBoardMemberHousing,PublicHealthandWellbeing


2. VisionOurvisionis

Working together to end homelessness in Warrington

3. DefinitionofhomelessnessThecommonperceptionofhomelessnessisasinglepersonseensleepingroughonthestreets.However,homelessnessisamorecomplexissueaffectingfamilies,couplesandsinglepeople.Notallhomelesspeopleliveonthestreetstheymayhaveaccesstounsettledaccommodationby“sofasurfing”orlivinginovercrowdedaccommodationwithfamiliesorfriends.

Thisreviewusesawidedefinitionofhomelessnesswhichincludesthefollowing:

• Peoplesleepingrough• Singlehomelesspeoplelivinginshelters,hostelsandsupported accommodation• Statutoryhomeless

Italsoincludespeoplethatcanbedescribedas“hiddenhomelessness”.Thesearepeoplewhoaresquatting,livinginseverelyovercrowdedaccommodation.

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ThegovernmenthassetoutinlegislationwhocanbeconsideredasbeinghomelessorthreatenedwithhomelessandprovidedguidanceonhowtheCouncilassessesthis.Peoplewhopresentashomelessdon’thavetobesleepingonthestreetsornothavearoofovertheirheadatthetimetheyapplyforhelp.Peoplearestatutoryhomelessif:• Itisunreasonableforthemtoremainintheircurrent accommodationbecausethepropertyisinapoororunsafe condition• Theyarenolongerabletoaffordtheaccommodation• Theyliveinacaravanorboatwithnowheretolegallyputit

4. National Policy ContextInApril2017theHomelessnessReductionActreceivedRoyalAssentandthisbecameoperationalon3rdApril2018.TheActgivestheCouncilnewdutieswithafocusonpreventionofhomelessnessandthosealreadyexperiencinghomelessnessareabletoaccesshelpregardlessofwhethertheyhaveapriorityneed.Withthesenewdutiesnationallythegovernmentisproviding£72.7milliontolocalauthoritiestomeettherequirementsofthisAct.

TheActchangedthewaycouncilswork:

• Anewdutytopreventhomelessnessfor56days• Anewdutytorelievehomelessness(bysecuringaccommodation foraperiodof6monthsormore)forafurther56days• CreateandmonitorindividualPersonalHousingPlans• Localconnectionandhomelessnessintentionalitynotassessed untilthemainstatutoryhomelessnessduty


• Thecurrentstatutoryhomelessnessduty(mainduty)isnot replacedbytheActitisnowplacedattheendoftheprocess afterattemptstopreventandrelievehomelessness

InAugust2018thegovernmentpublishedtheRoughSleepingStrategywhichsetouthowitplannedtoendroughsleepingby2027.

• Prevention:understandingtheissuesthatleadtoroughsleeping andprovidingtimelysupportforthoseatrisk• Intervention:helpingthosealreadysleepingroughwithswift supporttailoredtotheirindividualcircumstances• Recovery:supportingpeopleinfindinganewhomeand rebuildingtheirlives

5.HomelessnessReview: Key FindingsInordertodevelopthisstrategyadetailedreviewofhomelessnesshasbeencarriedout.Asummaryofthekeyfindingsaresetoutbelow:

IncreasingNumbersSeekingAssistanceWiththeintroductionoftheHomelessnessReductionAct2017(HRA)therearemorestatutorydutiessomorepeoplequalifyforassistance.Thelargestincreasehasbeensinglepeople.

HomelessnessPrevention&ReliefIncreasedIn2018/19wesubstantiallyincreasedthenumberofpreventions&reliefsofhomelessness,althoughsocialhousingplayedakeyrolewhichisreducing.

SocialHousingReductionYearonyeartherehasbeenareductioninthenumberofsocialhousingbecomingavailable.Thenumberoffamilieswithdependentpeopleseekingassistanceduetohomelessnessinayearnowexceedsthenumberofsocialhomesavailable.Thiswillincreasethetimepeoplestayintemporaryaccommodationreducingitsavailability.

AffordabilityofRentalandHomeOwnershipManyhouseholdsarefindingrentingandhomeownershipunaffordable.Theoverallrateofnewhomesbuiltisnotkeepingpacewithhouseholdgrowthanddemand.Thisandotherwelfarereformsincreasethecostoflivingimpactingonaperson’sabilitytosustainahome.


Theprivaterentedsectorrentlevelsarehigherthanthebenefitlevelspaidunderthelocalhousingallowance.Thismeansthatforthoseonbenefitsorlowincomestheprivaterentedsectorisnotasustainablehousingoption.Thelossofprivaterentedsectoraccommodationisthesecondhighestcauseofhomelessness.

WelfareReformSince2012therehavebeenaseriesofwelfarereformchangeswiththemainonessummarisedasfollows:• LocalHousingAllowances:cappedsince2016andalowerratefor thoseagedunder35• Universalcredit:bringstogetherarangeofworkingagebenefits intoasinglepayment• Bedroomtax:ifatenantisdeemedtohave1spareroomthen housingbenefitiscutby14%and25%for2ormoresparerooms

RoughSleepingThereisanincreaseinthenumberofroughsleepersfrom4in2017to21in2018.

ComplexityHomelessnessisnotjustahousingissue.Manyhomelesspeoplehavecomplexneedsbeyondtheneedforhousing.

DirectionofTravelItisverydifficulttopredictthefuturelevelsofhomelessnessduetothecomplexityofthecausesandtheinfluenceofnationaltrends.WhatisclearisthatwiththeintroductionoftheHRAwehavemorestatutorydutiessomorepeoplequalifyforassistance.Thebiggestincreasehasbeensinglepeoplewhichwasexpected.

Nationalstatisticsshowthathomelessness,roughsleepingandthenumberofhouseholdsplacedintemporaryaccommodationisincreasing.Warringtonisfollowingthenationaltrendandthisisexacerbatedbythesuccessofourlocaleconomy.

Whilstmorepeoplequalifyforassistanceatthesametimewearefacingayearonyearreductioninsocialhousing.Thismismatchbetweendemandandsupplyislikelytoresultinhouseholdsremainingintemporaryaccommodationforlonger.Ifhouseholdsremainintemporaryaccommodationforlongerthiswillreduceitsavailabilitylimitingtheoptionsforemergencyhousingfornewhomelessapplications.


6.Overviewandprofileof HomelessnessAnanalysisofthedataavailablefor2018/19identifiedthefollowing:

Applications• Totalapplicationsof3,239• 1,389preventionorrelief• 38%(453)singlemales• 24%(292)singlefemales• 30%(414)applicantswithdependentchildren• 66%ofallapplicantsdeclaredthattheyneededsupport

MainAgeRangeofApplicants• 33%werebetween25and35yearsold• 23%werebetween18and24yearsold• 21%werebetween35and44yearsold• 14%werebetween45and54years

MainCausesofHomelessness• 26%familyandfriendsnolongerabletoaccommodate• 14%lossofprivaterentedsectoraccommodation• 14%domesticabuse• 12%non-violentrelationshipbreakdown

SupportNeeds• 66%ofallapplicantsdeclaredthattheyhadsupportneedsand ofthose - 36%statedtheyhad1supportneed - 21%statedtheyhad2supportneeds - 43%statedtheyhad3ormoresupportneeds

Furtheranalysisofthedeclaredsupportneedsidentifiedthefollowing:• 55%mentalhealth• 33%hadsuffereddomesticabuse• 30%hadaphysicaldisabilityorhealthproblem

PreventionandReliefDutyThefocusoftheHRAisthepreventionorreliefofhomelessnessandthetablebelowshowsthatwehavebeensuccessfulinachievingthis.In2017/18weachieved508preventions/reliefwhilstin2018/19thishasincreasedto1,389.

P1E Data P1E Data H-CLIK 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Preventions 585 454 688Reliefs 59 54 701Total 644 508 1,389 Thepreventiondutyendedbyplacing78%ofapplicantsintosocialhousing,15%intotheprivaterentedsectoraccountedand5%insupportedhousing.

Thereliefdutywasendedbyplacing63%ofapplicantsintosocialhousing,33%intosupportedhousingand3%intotheprivaterentedsector.

TemporaryAccommodationTemporaryaccommodation(TA)ismeasuredbycountinghowmanyhouseholdsareinTAorB&Battheendofeachquarter.ThismeansthatsomehouseholdsarenotcountediftheyenteredandleftTAorB&Bduringthequarter.


Duringtheyyear(attheendofeachquarter)11%ofthetotalnumberofhouseholdsassessedwereoccupyingTAand6%ofthosehouseholdscontaineddependentchildren.

WithregardtoB&Btherewere4%ofthetotalnumberofhouseholdsassessedoccupyingB&Battheendofthequarterand2%ofthosehouseholdscontaineddependentchildren.Duringtheyearonly1familywithdependentchildrenstayedinB&Baccommodationfor6weeksormore.Temporaryhousingwasofferedinthiscase,althoughrefusedbythefamilythroughtheirrepresentative(Shelter).

16and17YearOlds16/17yearoldapplicantsrepresentlessthan3%(34)ofthetotalnumberofapplicantsownedadutyand2%(27)declaredhavingsupportneeds.Nounaccommpanied16/17yearoldswereplacedinB&Bortemporaryaccommodationduringthisperiod.Applicantsagedunder18areassessedjointlybyHousingPlusandChildren’sServiceswithappropriatesupportedaccommodationprovidediftheapplicantisunabletoreturntothefamilyhome.

MainHomelessnessDutyPreviouslythefullhousingdutyacceptancehomelesstrendhasbeenupwardsincreasingfrom219in2016/17to267in2017/18.However,duetoanincreaseinpreventionandreliefthishasreducedto31for2018/19.

DutytoReferTheHRAplacedastatutorydutyonpublicbodiestomakereferralstotheCouncilwheretheyhaveclientswhoarehomelessoratriskofhomelessness.Thetotalnumberofreferralsfrom1stOctober2018to31stMarch2019was277.

7. Priorities Followingthereviewofhomelessness4keyprioritieshavebeenidentifiedwhichareasfollows:

Priority 1: Prevention&reliefof homelessness

Reason for this priority: • Preventionisbetterthandealingwiththechallengesarising fromhomelessness • ThefocusoftheHomelessnessReductionAct2017ison preventionandrelief • In2018/19therewere3,239applicationsforassistancefrom HousingPlus • Needtomoveawayfromacrisisdrivenapproach

Ouraimistointerveneearliertohelppreventfamiliesandindividualsbecominghomeless.Thisachievesabetteroutcomeforourcustomersandreducesthecostofprovidingemergencytemporaryaccommodation.

HousingAdviceandInformationTheCouncilprovidesfreeadviceandinformationabouthomelessness.

MediationMediationcanassistiftherehasbeenabreakdowninrelationshipswithparents,friendsorrelativeswhoarenolongerwilling/abletoprovideaccommodation.Ourapproachwillbereviewedtoseehowwemaximiseoureffectivenessthroughmediation.


SanctuarySchemeTheviolentbreakdownofarelationshipisoneofthemainreasonsforhomelessness.WarringtonoperatestheSanctuarySchemewhichprovidesfreesecuritymeasuretoapropertytoenablepeopleatriskofdomesticabusetoremainintheirownhome.Applicationsareincreasingasmorepeoplechoosetoremainintheirownhome.

TenancyRelationsServiceHousingOptionscaseworkersaimtointervenetopreventhomelesswherepossiblebynegotiatingwithaswellassupportinglandlords.

TheCouncilwillassistprivatesectortenantsindisputewiththeirlandlordorwhoarebeingharassedorhavebeenorduetobeevictedillegally.

PrivateRentedSectorBondSchemeTheCouncilrunsaschemetoassistpeopleintotheprivaterentedsectorbycoveringthecostofthebonddeposit.Thisschemehasbecomelesssuccssfulovertheyearsbecausetheprivaterentedsectorisincreasinglymoreexpensiveandunaffordable.

CitizensAdviceBureau(CAB)TheCouncilcommissionsCABtoprovideafree,independent,confidentialandimpartialadviceservicetoeveryoneontheirrightsandresponsiblitiesincluding: • Benefits • Work • Debtandmoney • Housing • Consumertrading • Family • Lawandcourts • Immigration • Health

FloatingSupportTheCouncilcommissionsafloatingsupportserviceinWarringtonwhichprovidesadviceandassistancetoenablepeopletomaintaintheirtenancy.

Priority 2:Accommodation

Reason for this priority: • Morestatutorydutiessomorepeoplequalifyforassistance • Manyhouseholdsarefindingrentingandhomeownership unaffordable • 4,334registeredwithUnderOneRoof • Reductioninsocialhousing • Increasingdemandfortemporaryaccommodation • Preventiondutyendedbyplacing78%ofapplicantsinsocial housing • Reliefdutyendedbyplacing63%ofapplicationsintosocial housingand33%intosupportedhousing

AffordableHousingTheprovisionofaffordableaccommodationisessentialinordertoaddresshomelessness.

TheStrategicHousingMarketAssessmentidentifiedthat377newaffordablehomesarerequiredeachyearwiththemajorityofneedforrentedhomes.In2018/19therewere112affordablehousingcompletions.

Thedemandforsocialhousingisincreasingwith4,334registeredwithUnderOneRoof.However,theavailabilityofsocialhousingisreducingyearonyear.GoldenGatesHousingTrustisthelargest


providerofsocialhousinginWarringtonandthetablebelowshowsthereductioninlettingsovertheyears:

2002/03 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 1,311 809 688 639 486Source:TorusUnderOneRoof

Warrington&Cohasthekeyleadershiproleinenablingandsupportingthedeliveryofnewhousingschemesintheborough.InadditiontheywilldirectlybuildnewhomesthroughtheLocalHousingCompany.

HomesEnglandprovidesgrantfundingtodelivernewaffordablehousingundertheSharedownershipandAffordableHomesprogramme2016to2021.

TemporaryAccommodationTemporaryaccommodationisprovidedtothosewhowehavereasontobelievehaveapriorityneedunderthetermsoftherelevanthomelessnessandhousinglegislation.Thisisatemporarymeasureprovidedasanemergencybeforealongtermsuitablepropertyisfound.

ThereductioninsocialhousingwillputpressureontheCouncil’slimitedstockofemergencytemporaryaccommodation.Itwilltaketimetoincreasethenumberofnewbuildhomes.AsaresultintheshorttermitisessentialthatmoretemporaryaccommodationisprovidedandatthesametimespacesarecreatedwithinhostelsandrefugesthroughHomesEngland’s£50mMoveOnFund.Thisfundaimstofreeuphostelandrefugespacesbyincreasingtheavailabilityofaffordablemoveon.

Bed&BreakfastAccommodationBed&breakfast(B&B)accommodationisanemergencysolutionprovidedtohomelesshouseholds(familiesandsinglepeople)wheretheCouncilhasreasontobelievethattheapplicanthasapriorityneedunderthetermsoftherelevanthomelessnessandhousinglegislation.

B&Bisonlyusedasalastresortwhennootheraccommodationoptionsareavailableanditisonlyuseduntilalternativeaccommodationissourced.

TheYProjectRoomattheInnTheCouncilsupportsa10bedemergencynightshelterprovidedbyacharity.Thisprovidesemergencynightbynightaccommodationanddaytimesupportforroughsleepers.

NewStartTopreparefortheintroductionoftheHRAtheCouncillaunchedNewStartinJune2017.TheCouncilhasinvestment£1.5mtoacquirepropertiestocreateHousesinMultipleOccupationforsinglepeopleandcouples.

TheNewStartprojectprovidessharedaccommodationandsupportforadultsroughsleepingorusingRoomattheInn.Therearecurrently45unitswhichprovidesshorttermaccommodation.

Multi-AgencyHousingPanelTheMulti-AgencyHousingPanelwasestablishedinSeptember2016forthosewhocannotobtainhousingthroughtheusualroutes.Thisincludesfamilies,couplesandsinglepeople.AnIndependentChairworkswithawiderangeofstatutoryagencies,commissioningservicesandthevoluntarysectortosecurehousing.


Priority 3:Support

Reason for this priority: • 66%ofapplicantsin2018/19declaredtheyhadsupportneeds • Manyhavecomplexneedsbeyondtheneedforhousingsuch assubstancemisuse,mentalhealthetc. • Flexiblehelpthatistailoredtomeetindividualneeds

SupportedHousingSupportedhousingisdefinedas“housingdesignedtomeetspecificneedsandinwhichthereissomelevelofon-sitesupportprovidedaspartoftheaccommodationoffered”.

Itiscriticalthatapersonorhouseholdwhobecomeshomelesshastherightsupporttoensurethattheirindividualneedsaremetandtheycansustainanyfutureaccommodation.PersonalHousingPlanswillidentifyshortandlongtermsupportneeds.

TheCouncilcurrentlycommissionsthefollowing:

Women’sRefuge:WarringtonWomen’sAidproviderefugeaccommodationandsupportfor15womenandtheirchildrenwhoareatriskofdomesticabuse.

JamesLeeHouse:TheSalvationArmyprovide54unitsofsupportedaccommodationforsinglehomelessmenandwomenaged18+.

VervePlace:YourHousingGroupprovide38selfcontainedapartmentsofsupportedaccommodationforhomelessyoungpeopleaged16to24yearsold.

VulnerableTenantSupportScheme:housingrelatedfloatingsupporttotenantsthatneedsupporttomaintaintheirtenancyandpreventhomelessness.

Aneedsandgapsanalysishasbeencarriedoutandthereflectivelearninghasbeeninstrumentalinshapingthespecificationfortheretenderofhomelessnessservices.Thenewservicescommissionedwillbeprovidedforaminimumof7yearstogivestabilityandtoencourageinvestment.

PathwaystoRecoveryChangeGrowLiveprovidesafreeandconfidentialdrugandalcoholserviceforadults,familiesandcarersinWarrington.ThisteamincludesDoctors,RecoveryCoordinators,Nurses,RecoveryChampions,PeerMentorsandvolunteers

NewStartPlusThegovernmentinvitedbidsforgrantfundingundertheRoughSleepingInitiative.AsuccessfuljointbidwithForumHousingAssociationisprovidingspecialistsupportfor21residentsintheNewStartprogramme.

EmploymentandTrainingItcanbedifficultforunemployedpeopletogetbackintoworkandevenharderforpeopletofindajobwhentheyarehomeless.TheCouncilwillexplorewithpartnershowwecansupportpeopleintotraining,apprenticeshipandemployment.

Health&WellbeingHomelessnesscanoftenresultfromacombinationoffactorssuchasrelationshipbreakdown,debt,illhealthetc.Evidencesuggeststhatthehealthofpeopleexperiencinghomelessnessisworsethanthatofthegeneralpopulation.ResearchbyHomelessLinkfound


that41%ofhomelesspeoplereportedalongtermphysicalhealthproblemand45%hadadiagnosedmentalhealthproblemcomparedwith28%and25%inthegeneralpopulation.ThisresearchbyHomelessLinkshowsthathomelesspeopleusehospitalservicessuchasA&E3to6timesmorethanthegeneralpopulation.HomelessnesscasesarereferredtotheCouncil’sWellbeingService.

Priority 4:ReduceRoughSleeping

Reason for this priority: • Increaseinroughsleepingto21in2018 • Healthimpactsofroughsleeping

Thenationaldefinitionofaroughsleeperis:

“Peoplesleepingabouttobeddown(sittingon/inorstandingnexttotheirbedding)oractuallybeddeddownintheopenair(suchasinthestreets,intents,doorways,parks,bussheltersorencampments).Peopleinbuildingsorotherplacesnotdesignedforhabitationsuchasstairwells,barns,sheds,carparks,cars,derelictboats,stationsor“bashes”.

Theroughsleepercountsandestimatesprocessisnotdesignedtoarriveatasingleirrefutablenumberofpeoplesleepingrough.Insteaditsaimistoprovideasnapshotofthenumbersofpeoplelikelytobesleepingroughsothattrendsnationallyandlocallycanbetracked.

NationallythenumberofpeoplesleepingroughinEnglandhasriseneachyearsince2010exceptforlastyear.Thetablebelowsetsouttheoutcomeforthecountsandestimatesoverthelastfewyears.

Year Number 2010 7 2011 11 2012 7 2013 11 2014 5 2015 5 2016 5 2017 4 2018 21

EffectiveOutreachAneffectiveoutreachservicecanplayakeyroleinidentifyingroughsleepersandtheirneedsatanearlystage.

StreetBeggingNotallbeggarsarehomeless,althoughthepublicperceptionoftenassumesthattheyare.Thereisconcernthatthosewhoarebeggingdosotofunddrugandalcoholdependency.Thiscansometimesleadtonon-engagementwithservicespreventingaccesstoaccommodation.

ToaddressthesegrowingconcernstheCouncilwillneedtoexplorewaysforpeopletodonatewhichdoesnotinadvertentlysupportandencouragebegging.Thiswillneedtoformpartofacommunicationandanti-beggingcampaign.Furtherworktodevelopthiswillbeneededtoconsidertheroleofenforcementandhowtochangeperceptionswithoutlosingpublicgoodwill.


SevereWeatherEmergencyProvision(SWEP)Whilsttheprovisionofshelterforroughsleepersduringsevereweatherisnotastatutorydutythereisahumanitarianobligationtoassist.Soduringseverecoldweathersuchaswhenthetemperatureisforecasttofalltofreezingorbelowfor3daysaccesstoemergencyaccommodationwillbeexplored.

SomewhereSafetoStayTheCouncilworkinginpartnershipwithForumHousingAssociationhasbeensuccessfulinobtaininggrantfundingunderthegovernment’sRoughSleepingInitiative.Inadditiontoexistingaccommodationbasedservicesthisprojectaimstodeliverarapidassessmentandsupporttopeoplewhoarealreadyoratriskofsleepingrough.

RoughSleeperActionGroupTheRoughSleeperActionGroup(RSAG)wasestablishedinOctober2014meetingfortnightly.RSAGisamulti-agencygroupthatidentifiesroughsleepers,producesanactionforeachindividual,respondstopublicreportsofroughsleepingandisresponsiblefortheannualestimateofroughsleepingsubmittedtothegovernment.

RSAGconsistsofthefollowingorganisations: • HousingPlus • RoomattheInn • SalvationArmy • YourHousingGroup • CheshirePolice • ChangeGrowLive • TheGatewayCentre • PublicHealthWellbeingService

8. DeliveryandMonitoringItisrecognisedthatdeliveringtheHomelessness&RoughSleepingStrategyistheresponsibilityofmanyorganisationsworkingtogetherinpartnershipandnotjusttheCouncil.TheprioritiesandtheHomelessness&RoughSleepingActionplanwillbedevelopedwithpartnersandthensubjecttowiderconsultation.

TheHomelessnessForumonthe9thOctober2019hasreviewedtheprioritiesanddevelopedanoutlineactionplanwhichwillbesubjecttowiderconsultation.Followingconsultationamoredetailedactionplanwithspecifictargetsandtimescaleswillthenbedeveloped.

WarringtonHousingandHomelessnessActionPartnershipTheaimofthePartnershipistoensurethatthisworkisco-ordinatedinaneffectivewaywithallpartnersinfluencingandcontributingtoacoherentagreedstrategy.OncethestrategyhasbeenouttoconsultationandupdatedthiswillbeconsideredbytheCouncil’sCabinetinDecember2019.

ThePartnershipwillmonitortheHomelessness&RoughSleepingActionplanonaquarterlybasisandthegroupwilldriveforwardthedeliveryandprogressinmeetingtheobjectivessetoutinthestrategy.Theactionplanwillbereviewedannuallytoensurethatanynewchangesinlegislationandpoliciesarereflectedwithinthestrategy.


9. ActionPlanTheHomelessnessForumonthe9thOctober2019hasidentifiedthemainareasofworkforthenextfiveyearsforconsultation.Adetailedactionplanwillbedevelopedannuallyfromtheresultsofthisconsultationinordertorespondtoanyemergingneedsthatmayarise.Theactions,targetsandoutcomeintheannualactionplanwillbeagreedwithpartnerswhowillcommittodeliveringtheircontributiontothestrategy.

Priority 1: Prevention & Relief of HomelessnessActionToreviewtheapproachtothepreventionofhomelessnessinlightoftheHomelessnessReductionActToexpandDutytoRefertoRegisteredProvidersandsupportedhousingprovidedbythevoluntarysector

Exploretheintroductionofavisitingadviceserviceforthoseaccommodatedbyparents,friendsorrelativestodiscussissues,optionsandthesupportavailableDeveloppre-evictionprotocolswithprivateandsociallandlordsTotargetDiscretionaryHousingPaymentsasapreventiontool

ReviewavailabilityofinformationReviewSanctuaryScheme

ReviewtheadviceandinformationavailableonthewebsiteRaiseawarenessofhomelessnessandprevention

ToutilisethefullrangeofpowersavailabletotackleroguelandlordsprovidingpoorqualityhousingintheprivaterentedsectorToexplorehowtoequippeoplewithinformation,knowledgeandskillstoavertahousingcrisisToinvestigatehowtoincreasethenumberaccessingservicesatanearlierstagetoreducethenumberofpeoplepresentingincrisisToraiseawarenessofhomelessnessandtheMultiAgencyHousingpanel

OutcomeToprovideearlyadvicetoreducethenumberofpeoplewhopresentincrisis

SignedmemorandumofunderstandingToprovideearlyadvicetotenantstopreventhomelessnessMonitoringreportstotheWarringtonHousingandHomelessnessActionPartnershipToreducethehighestcauseofhomelessnessinwhichparents,relativesorfriendsarenolongerwillingorabletoaccommodate

ToprovideearlyadvicetotenantstopreventhomelessnessEnsurepaymentsaretargetedwheretheyhavethemostimpacttopreventhomelessnessTomakeadvicemoreaccessible Ensurethat,whenitissafetodoso,morevictimsofdomesticabusecanremainintheirexistingaccommodationwithadditionalsecuritymeasuresIncreaseawarenessofhousingoptionsandaccessibilityofinformation BetterunderstandingofthecausesandconsequencesofhomelessnesstoincreasereferralsforpreventionImprovedhousingconditionsintheprivaterentedsector

Completedreport

CompletedreportIncreaseinearlyreferralstoreducepeoplepresentingincrisisImprovedawarenessofhomelessnessandunderstandingthatthesolutionsarenotjustlimitedtohousing


Priority 2: AccommodationActionIncreasetheprovisionofnewbuildsocialhousing

Exploretheoptionstoincreasetheprovisionofsupportedhousing

WorkwithRegisteredProviderstosecuregrantfundingundertheHomesEnglandMoveOnprogramme

Reviewavailabilityofgrantfundingtodeliveraffordablehousing

Explorethepotentialtoincreasetheprovisionoftemporaryaccommodation

ReviewthenominationsagreementbetweentheCouncilandRegisteredProviders

Explorehowtoincreasethenumberandspeedofdeliveryforaffordablehousing

EvaluatetheHousingFirstmodelandhowtheseprinciplescouldbeusedinWarrington

Explorethetemporaryuseoflandandbuildingstoprovidetemporaryaccommodation

Exploreoptionstobringbackemptypropertiesbackintousefortemporaryandlongtermaccommodation

Reviewthebondschemefortenantsseekingaccommodationintheprivaterentedsector

ReviewtheHomeswapperSchemeanditsopportunitiestomeethousingneed

Exploreoptionsforarentaroomandlodgingscheme

OutcomeToincreasetheprovisionofaffordablehousing

Completedreport

Increasedmoveonaccommodationreleasinghostelandrefugespaces

Completedreview

Completedreport

Completednominationagreement

Completedreportonproposals

Completedreport

Completedreport

Completedreport

Completedreview

Completedreview

Completedreport


Priority 3: SupportActionReviewadviceandtrainingforstaffworkingwithcomplexneedscustomersExplorehowtofundadditionalsupportneedsofcomplexandchaoticlifestylestoenableroughsleeperstosustaintenanciesExplorespecialistsupportservicesthatcanhelpthosewithamentalhealthissue

ExploretheoptionstodeliversupportneedstomeettheindividualneedsidentifiedfromthePersonalHousingPlanReviewhowtoassistaccessbythehomelesstoaccessalcoholanddrugservicesWorkwithpartnerstoaddressthehealthofhomelesspeopleReviewtheaccesstohealthandGPservicesforhomelesshouseholdsAssessthesupportneedsoftheelderlytoregisterforhousinganddownsizeTenderforhomelessnessaccommodationandsupportservicesExploretheopportunitiestoprovideonetoonesupport

OutcomeTohelpaddressthecomplexneedsofthosewhoarehomeless CompletedreportTohelpaddressthecomplexneedsofthosewhoarehomeless CompletedreportTohelpaddressthecomplexneedsofthosewhoarehomeless Completedreport

CompletedreviewImprovedhealthoutcomesforthehomelessCompletedreportCompletedreportCompletedtenderReducedbarriers,raisedconfidence,upskilledandincreasedemployabilityofformerroughsleepers

Priority 4: Reduce Rough SleeepingActionCharitiestoexplorehowtoworktogethertoprovideanalternativeoptionforthepublictodonatewhichdoesnotencouragestreetbeggingandpublicisethisapproach

Todevelopapathwayforthoseleavingprison,hospitaldischargeandevictionsTobidforgrantfundingtoprovideanoutreachserviceusingnavigatorstoidentifyroughsleepersandtheirneedsatanearlystageToprovideadditionalcapacitytodelivertheSevereWeatherEmergencyProtocol

ExploreideastocreateadditionaltemporaryaccommodationtomeetroughchangingdemandfromroughsleepingDevelopacommunicationsstrategyandcampaign

OutcomeAnalternativemethodforthepublictodonatetosupportroughsleepersCampaigntoraiseawarenesstodiscouragestreetbeggingCo-ordinatedapproachontheuseofdonatedfundsToreducetheriskofroughsleepingGrantfundingserviceworkingwithpartnerstoreducethenumberofroughsleepersAssessmentandemergencyaccommodationprovidedduringthewintertoreducetheriskofcoldrelatedillnessesanddeathformroughsleepingAdditionalaccommodationtoreducetheriskofroughsleeping

Raisedawarenessofthehomelessservicesprovided

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