Lincolnshire Homelessness Strategy - Boston

What we will do? How will we do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
it? look like? Grant Priority
Maximise opportunities for desk schemes across Homelessness
people preparing to leave Lincolnshire and of the strategy Strategy Officer of the scheme to Sub Regional
supported accommodation Rutland  Public Health prevent Grant Priority
to make a planned and (formally Supporting homelessness
timely move Establish tenancy 31 December 2013 People)  Homelessness Within existing
training courses across  All Lincolnshire through court resources
Lincolnshire and Housing Authorities repossessions
Rutland (Lincolnshire – prevented
Rutland sub region)
50 Ensure prioritisation Throughout the life  Improved tenancy
across all Lincolnshire of the strategy  All Lincolnshire sustainment
Housing Authority Housing Authorities
allocation schemes to 31 December 2012 (Lincolnshire –  Ability to access
people preparing to Rutland sub region) private rented
move on from supported June 2013 accommodation
accommodation,  Supported Housing where appropriate
including those leaving Providers
care  Increased planned
 Axiom move on
Deliver housing options  All Lincolnshire
surgeries where  Increased capacity in
appropriate to widen Housing Authorities supported
access to housing  Leaving Care accommodation
advice and engage projects
people who might Service
otherwise be difficult to  Supported Housing
reach
and Floating
For individuals ready to Support Providers
move, develop a
consistent, readily  Pathways Centre  Increased move on Sub Regional
accepted supporting  All Lincolnshire  Regular surgeries Grant Priority
statement to confirm
they are “ready to Housing Authorities provided to assist
(Lincolnshire – move on from quick
Rutland sub region) access supported
 LHSG partners accommodation

 All Lincolnshire  Increased move on Sub Regional
Housing Authorities  Commonly agreed Grant Priority
(Lincolnshire –
Rutland sub region) proforma

 Supported Housing
Providers

What we will do? How will we do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
move” it? look like?
 Leaving Care Within existing
Develop accommodation Monitor the numbers 31 December 2014 Service Understanding of prison resources
and tenancy sustainment and outcomes of releases into
pathways for people leaving prisoners released into Throughout the life  Registered Providers Lincolnshire & Rutland
prison and high risk Lincolnshire and of the strategy Prison protocol sub
offenders Rutland group
31 December 2014
Maximise opportunities for Develop a mechanism  Prison protocol sub  Tenancy sustainment Sub Regional
people at risk of for Courts to notify LA’s Throughout the life group for prisoners on short- Grant Priority
homelessness to retain when an individual is of the strategy term sentences to
sentenced to enable  Lincolnshire prevent Sub Regional
appropriate support to Throughout the life Probation Trust homelessness on Grant Priority
sustain the tenancy or of the strategy release
to end a tenancy  HM Court Service
appropriately 31 December 2013  Rent arrears not
51 incurred
Implement prison
release protocol to Protocol developed with
meet the needs of the aim of no one being
offenders and reduce discharged to the
the offending risks streets or inappropriate
associated with accommodation
homelessness
 Lincolnshire Knowledge is shared to Sub Regional
Develop relationships Probation Trust enable tenancy Grant Priority
with key services to sustainability for prison
prevent homelessness  Lincolnshire Action leavers and decreased
within the offender Trust re-offending
cohort and enable
positive and timely  Nacro Cross boundary Within existing
move on  YMCA working to prevent resources
homelessness and
Commitment to support  Lincolnshire minimise risk
high risk offenders in Probation Trust
suitable
accommodation in line  MAPPA
with MAPPA  Lincolnshire Police
requirements
 Supported housing  Protocols established Sub Regional
Establish pre eviction providers with all RP’s and Grant Priority
protocols between Supported Housing
supported housing  All Lincolnshire

What we will do? How will we do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
their accommodation or to it? look like?
make a planned move to providers, social Housing Authorities
suitable accommodation housing providers and Throughout the life (Lincolnshire – Providers
all Lincolnshire of the strategy Rutland sub region)  Reduce abandonment
Develop a consistent, Housing Authorities for  Registered
effective and value for households at risk of Providers and eviction across
money approach to homelessness so that  Local Vulnerable Lincolnshire
preventing homelessness a support package can Adult Panels  Improved tenancy
for victims of domestic be put in place  Public Health sustainment through
abuse in Lincolnshire  Supported housing intervention
Ensure that supported providers
housing providers  All Lincolnshire  Protocols established Within existing
engage with all Housing Authorities with all RP’s and resources
Lincolnshire Housing  Registered Supported Housing
Authorities to arrange Providers Providers
planned moves from  Local Vulnerable
supported Adult Panels  Reduce abandonment
accommodation and eviction across
Families Working Lincolnshire including
52 Together Team a short form detailing
Local Vulnerable the intended eviction
Raise awareness of Throughout the life Adult Panels reasons etc
and support the of the strategy
delivery of the services Throughout life of  Increased move on
to prevent homelessness the strategy from supported housing
for families with
complex needs 31 December 2012 Tenancy sustainment
and support for families
Explore options for with complex needs
developing consistent
approach to providing  All Lincolnshire Reduce repeat victims Within existing
assistance to victims of Housing Authorities of crime and resources
domestic abuse to homelessness
enable them to remain  Domestic Abuse prevention
in their own homes, Service Manager
based on more suitable
alternative  Lincolnshire Police
accommodation and  Women’s Aids
existing best practice
models  All Lincolnshire Cross boundary Within existing

Facilitate training for

What we will do? How will we do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
it? look like? resources
the county group Housing Authorities
practitioners  Domestic Abuse working

Service Manager
 IDVA Service

Priority 2 Partnership Working – Partnership working underpins the delivery of a comprehensive and holistic service to households that are
homeless or threatened with homelessness. The complexity of homelessness requires innovative partnership working, sharing skills, expertise and
supporting one another - to prevent and tackle homelessness for each person in need of our services.

Partnership working on homeless prevention and homelessness involves a considerable range of agencies dealing with a wide range of issues.
Lincolnshire authorities and agencies have a strong track record of working together through the Lincolnshire Homelessness Strategy Group and will
continue to work as a multi disciplinary partnership to achieve positive outcomes to support homeless and vulnerable people.

This priority also incorporates actions made possible through the dCLG Sub Regional Grant Priority to tackle and prevent single homelessness.
Actions resourced by additional dCLG grant funding (Lincolnshire – Rutland sub region) identified within action plan as ‘Sub Regional Grant Priority’

53 What we will do? How we will do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
it? All Lincolnshire look like?
Maintain robust approach to Subject to resource Housing Authorities Lincolnshire
coordinating homelessness availability maintain On an annual basis Officer in post for the District Council
prevention across ongoing commitment to LHSG duration of the strategy contributions
Lincolnshire and Rutland Sub Regional Throughout the life
through the LHSG and Homelessness of the strategy  All LHSG attendees Action plan for the *subject to resource
district homelessness Strategy Officer post  Members coordination of the availability
forums Provide administrative Throughout the life Single Homelessness
coordination to of the strategy All Lincolnshire and Rough Sleeper Sub Regional
coordinate the delivery Grant funding Grant Priority
of Single 31 December 2012
Homelessness and  Ongoing Within existing
Rough Sleeper Grant representation at resources
Funding LHSG meetings
Ongoing commitment Within existing
to the LHSG to provide  Maintain monthly
a strategic partnership meetings
approach to
countywide  Corporate commitment
homelessness issues Co-ordinated, and

Re-launch local

What we will do? How we will do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
it? Housing Authorities look like? resources
Ensure that the LHSG has homelessness Forums LHSG Partners
robust and transparent ensuring local authority 31 December 2012 inclusive services with a Within existing
governance arrangements, led and supported by 31 December 2012  Lincolnshire multi-disciplinary resources
to include monitoring the partner agencies and Supported Housing approach to meeting
progress of the align with LHSG Partnership need, to deliver the
Homelessness Strategy priorities and cover homelessness strategy
Action Plan local issues for partners  All Lincolnshire action plan
to exchange information Housing Authorities Annual programme of
Establish an agreed and best practice homeless forums in
minimum standard of Revise Terms of  Lincolnshire each area
monitoring at district level Reference for the Supported Housing
for homeless, advice & Lincolnshire Partnership  Clear and robust
Homelessness governance in place
Strategy Group  All Lincolnshire
Housing Authorities  Terms of Reference
Ensure clear
54 governance is in place  Formal governance Within existing
for decision making structure and resources
and use of resources monitoring of progress
Within existing
Formal report on the On an annual basis  LHSG Chair  Peer reviews across resources
progress against the throughout the life of  LHSG Vice Chair Lincolnshire
action plan to be the strategy  Sub Regional
delivered to the  Clear decision making
Supported Housing Homelessness arrangements for
Partnership on an Strategy Officer funding and resources
annual basis
Progress and
Monitor the delivery of achievements shared
the Homelessness
Strategy action plan Throughout the life  Report bi-annually to
including sharing of the strategy relevant committee on
budget information progress with action
plan
Commitment to Throughout the life All Lincolnshire
continue to complete  Transparent service
P1E returns of the strategy Housing Authorities delivery

Robust data on
statutory homelessness
and homelessness
prevention will inform

What we will do? How we will do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
prevention cases it? look like?
 All Lincolnshire Sub Regional
Ensure a multi agency Monitoring prevention Throughout the life Housing Authorities service development Grant Priority
approach is taken to assist activity including non of the strategy (Lincolnshire – and delivery
with securing statutory single 31 December 2015 Rutland sub region) P1E returns completed Sub Regional
accommodation options for homeless quarterly Grant Priority
complex cases Throughout the life  Sub Regional Increased prevention
55 Introduce the of the strategy Homelessness demonstrated through
Develop knowledge and ‘vulnerable adults Strategy Officer increase in P1E
expertise of practitioners panel’ model or Throughout the life prevention
across Lincolnshire and equivalent in each of the strategy  All Lincolnshire  Increased move on
Rutland to maximise district across 31 December 2012 Housing Authorities  Reduction in
opportunities to prevent Lincolnshire and (Lincolnshire –
and tackle homelessness Rutland 31 December 2013 Rutland sub region) homelessness

Improve referral pathways Facilitate and deliver  National  Homelessness
for supported housing training and shadow Homelessness workshops across
across Lincolnshire practitioners across Advice Service each authority
Lincolnshire and
Rutland in line with  Training needs
strategic priorities, and analysis carried out
emerging needs to
develop awareness Chair of Provider Greater links and
and understanding of Executive shared information
services to tackle issues and barriers
homelessness effectively addressed

Enhance links with  LHSG Standard referral form
providers of Public  Public Health and process in place
Health Funded  Supported Housing
services through the
Provider Executive Providers

Develop and adopt a  All Lincolnshire Central referral system Sub Regional
standardised referral Housing Authorities and best use of Grant Priority
form across all supported housing and
supported housing  All Supported reduced homelessness
services in Lincolnshire

Explore the options for
developing a central
referral point for
supported

What we will do? How we will do it? When will we do Who will help? What will success Resources
it? look like?
Better understand customer accommodation Housing Providers
experiences of providers in Lincoln to Throughout the life  Public Health
homelessness and support NSNO based of the strategy
prevention services in on existing best  All Lincolnshire Engagement with
Lincolnshire practice models Throughout the life Housing Authorities customers and service
Engage with customers of the strategy delivery informed by
to survey their  All Supported service users
experience of Housing Providers
homelessness services
 Public Health
Explore the options for
including customers in
LHSG and District
Forums

56 Priority 3 Welfare & Policy Reform – To meet the challenges of economic change and welfare and policy reform it’s essential to monitor the impact
of the changes to reduce and manage the demand on our homelessness services through developing access routes into the private rented sector and
preventing eviction.

The Government’s ambitions to improve the affordability, stability and quality of housing are inextricably linked to the benefits system. The best way to
help people build a secure future for themselves and their families is to help them find a job. The Government has introduced a radical package of
reforms through the Welfare Reform Bill, which will make the most fundamental reforms to the social security system for 60 years. It will deliver a
system that is simpler, fairer and ensures that work always pays, helping to break the cycles of deprivation that trap people in poverty and unsuitable
housing.

This priority also incorporates actions made possible through the dCLG Sub Regional Grant Priority to tackle and prevent single homelessness.
Actions resourced by additional dCLG grant funding (Lincolnshire – Rutland sub region) identified within action plan as ‘Sub Regional Grant Priority’

What will we do? How will we do it? When will we do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
Establish effective End 2012 look like?
Develop partnership referral and information  All Lincolnshire Sub Regional
working agreements sharing processes Throughout the life Housing Authorities Information shared Grant Priority
between All Lincolnshire between HB teams and (Lincolnshire – freely between teams
Housing Authorities, HO teams Rutland sub region)
Housing Benefit Teams and JCP and HB
Job Centre Plus across Representatives from  All Housing Benefit
Lincolnshire and Rutland Teams

 Job Centre Plus
 All Lincolnshire

What will we do? How will we do it? When will we do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
of the strategy look like?
Work together to mitigate JCP and HB Teams to Housing Authorities
the impacts of the Welfare attend LHSG meetings Throughout the life  All Housing Benefit representatives attend
Reform Act of the strategy the LHSG meetings
Ensure each Local Teams
Authority has a  Job Centre Plus Agreements in place to
mechanism to  All Lincolnshire share information on:
understand the  Claimant Name
households that will Housing Authorities  Household Address
receive a reduced  All Housing Benefit  Current Claim (status/
amount of benefits
when transitional Teams type)
protection ends, to  Job Centre Plus  Date Affected by
enable a planned
service response Change
Include policy updates
as standing agenda Throughout the life All Lincolnshire Evidence used to inform Within existing
item at the LHSG to
generate discussion of the strategy Housing Authorities policy and services resources
and collaboration
57 Negotiation with
landlords to delay or
prevent eviction Throughout the life All Lincolnshire Households are able to
of the strategy Housing Authorities remain in their home or
Explore options to access alternative
mitigate the impact of 31 December 2015  Private Sector accommodation
the changes to the Teams
single room rate by Single people, under
maximising the  All Lincolnshire 35, are able to access
availability of good Housing Authorities rooms for rent
quality, well managed
single rooms for rent Throughout the life  Registered Affordable
for the under 35’s, e.g. of the strategy Providers accommodation
supported lodgings, available to meet
securing nomination
rights during the HMO
licensing process
Liaise and share
housing needs
information with

What will we do? How will we do it? When will we do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
 Planning Teams look like?
Develop and monitor use of registered providers
Discretionary Housing and developers to housing need
Payments to prevent ensure that new build
homelessness accommodation meets 31 December 2015  All Lincolnshire House share model
housing need and 31 December 2012 Housing Authorities explored
promotes affordability
Explore options for a  Registered Providers Appropriate and
house share model  Private Sector evidenced Local
across Lincolnshire Lettings Plans are in
and Rutland Teams place with agreed
annual reviews
In partnership with  All Lincolnshire
Registered Providers, Housing Authorities
review Local Lettings
Plans to ensure they  Registered Providers
promote sustainable  Strategy &
communities whilst
meeting housing need Enabling Teams
Agree referral routes
58 and criteria for HO to Throughout the life  Housing Benefit Allows DHP to be used
refer customers to HB of the strategy Teams to prevent
for a DHP assessment homelessness, for
31 December 2014  All Lincolnshire example offering rent
Develop a consistent Housing Authorities deposits/supplement
mechanism for 31 December 2014 rent in short term/
recording where DHP Led by Sub Regional longer tem supplement
has prevented Homelessness for those households
homelessness Strategy Officer who cannot move

Explore the viability for  Housing Benefit  Increased
DHP’s being Teams homelessness
administered by prevention recorded
housing teams across  All Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire and Housing Authorities  More robust recording
Rutland of homelessness
prevention efforts

More robust recording
of homelessness
prevention efforts

59 What will we do? How will we do it? When will we do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
Raise local awareness of June 2103  All Lincolnshire look like?
welfare reform and its Understand and share Within existing
implications for the Tenancy Strategies 31 January 2013 Housing Authorities Tenancy Strategies and resources
Lincolnshire and Rutland by and policies of each  Registered Policies will be available Within existing
providing clear and timely Local Authority and Throughout the life on each Local Authority resources
information Registered Provider of the strategy Providers and Registered
End 2014 Providers website,
Develop incentive schemes Develop a  All Lincolnshire paper copies will be
for under occupiers across communications Plan End 2014 Housing Authorities available on request
Lincolnshire and Rutland to to ensure households Communication plan in
promote social mobility, are aware of the Throughout the life  Housing Benefit place
affordability and effective implications of welfare of the strategy Teams
use of social housing stock and policy reform, and Income maximization
support available Led by Sub Regional and prevention of
Improve access to the Raise awareness for Homelessness homelessness
private rented sector households eligible for Strategy Officer
through effective landlord ‘extra room rate’ (those Freeing up housing
partnerships with a medical need for  All Lincolnshire stock based on housing
somebody to stay over Housing Authorities need
to provide care) (Lincolnshire –
Develop mechanism Rutland sub  Successful schemes
for understanding and region) in place across all
sharing information districts
relating to under  Registered
occupancy in social Providers  Effective use of social
housing in Lincolnshire housing stock
and Rutland  All Local
Authorities  More fluid housing
Explore best practice register
to inform the  Registered
development of an Providers Raised awareness
under occupancy increase in willingness
incentive scheme in  All Local of private sector
each district to Authorities landlords to accept
encourage downsizing
in the social rented  Private Sector
sector
Actively engage and
develop relationships
with landlords at district
level through

What will we do? How will we do it? When will we do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
look like?
attendance at landlord Renewal Teams Sub Regional
forums, landlord focus  Housing Benefit tenants on benefit and Grant Priority
groups and tenants with chaotic
homelessness Teams tenancy histories Sub Regional
prevention workshops  Support Providers Grant Priority
Identify achievable Sub Regional
60 landlord incentive 31 December 2013  All Lincolnshire  Non priority Grant Priority
options to increase Housing households supported
access to the PRS and Throughout the life Authorities Sub Regional
ensure it is affordable of the strategy (Lincolnshire –  Incentive packages in Grant Priority
Throughout the life Rutland sub region) place
Provide information of the strategy
training and advice to  Housing Benefit  Discharge of
landlords Teams homeless duty into
Contact landlords PRS sector where
using the bond  Private Sector appropriate
schemes across Teams
Lincolnshire and  District welfare reform
Rutland, and Led by Sub Regional workshops for landlords
encourage landlords to Homelessness
support tenants to get Strategy Officer Landlord rights and
advice if they are  All Lincolnshire responsibilities leaflet
affected by welfare produced
reform Housing Authorities
Ensure landlords are (Lincolnshire – Reduced homelessness
aware of support Rutland sub region) increased tenancy
services which could  Landlord Forums sustainment
help those affected by  Private Sector
the changes, e.g. Teams
floating support  Housing Benefit
Explore options for Teams
tenant accreditation
model across Throughout the life  Landlord Forums Reduced homelessness
Lincolnshire and of the strategy  Private Sector increased tenancy
Rutland sustainment
Teams
 Housing Benefit

Teams

31 December 2015  All Lincolnshire Best practice examples
Housing Authorities explored for viability in
Lincolnshire and
 (Lincolnshire – Rutland
Rutland sub region)

 Support Providers

What will we do? How will we do it? When will we do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
look like?
Increase accommodation Ensure LHA payments Throughout the life  Landlords Sub Regional
options by maximising are made directly to of the strategy  Members Increased tenancy Grant Priority
options to bring empty landlords where  Landlord Forums sustainment
properties back into use possible, to enable Throughout the life  All Local
access to or of the strategy To make communication
Ensure safeguarding sustainment of a Throughout the life Authorities better. To know of
considerations for tenancy of the strategy  Housing Benefit definite amounts before
vulnerable households Encourage landlords to policies are implemented
affected by changes align rents with LHA Throughout the life Teams
levels to support of the strategy  DWP
affordability 31 December 2016
Public recognition for All Local Authorities
those landlords working Throughout the life
61 in partnership to of the strategy Private Sector More empty homes are
reduce rent to Throughout the life Renewal Teams brought back into use.
affordable levels of the strategy Link to the Lincolnshire
Support options for  Private Sector Empty property strategy
bringing empty homes Renewal Teams
back in to use to meet Increase of suitable
housing need  Support Providers affordable
Explore opportunities accommodation and
for innovative ways to development of skills
engage customers in
bringing empty All Local Authorities Policies reflect the
properties back into impact of the Welfare
use to promote access reform
to the PRS, for
example: the  All Lincolnshire Effective use of multi
development of a ‘paint
to rent’ scheme Housing Authorities agency vulnerable
Review safeguarding
policies to incorporate (Lincolnshire – adults panel’s
impact of Welfare
Reform
Ensure a multi agency
approach to
considering alternative

What will we do? How will we do it? When will we do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
look like?
Support opportunities to housing options for Rutland sub
promote training or vulnerable households region)
education opportunities for or those with complex  Support Agencies
households at risk of needs who are unable
homelessness to remain in their homes Throughout the life  All Lincolnshire Raised awareness of
due to welfare reform of the strategy Housing Authorities housing
Regular attendance at
Children’s Services  Children’s Services
team meetings to Teams
provide housing
briefings and advice to Throughout the life  Landlord Forums  Annual safeguarding
practitioners of the strategy  All Lincolnshire training attended by
Ensure PRS landlords each authority?
62 and practitioners Housing Authorities
understand  District Forums  Training and regular
safeguarding and have  LHSG briefing updates at
received training and  District Safeguarding landlord forums
are aware of
safeguarding issues Working Group
and referral
mechanisms  All Lincolnshire Advice with a focus on Sub Regional
Establish a sub group Housing Authorities employment – access to Grant Priority
to develop a multi (Lincolnshire – work or training to
agency approach to Rutland sub region) improve access to work
tackling worklessness
across Lincolnshire  Floating Support
and Rutland  DWP

Priority 4 Young People – We are committed to working together to meet the needs of young people across Lincolnshire, by developing a clear
pathway out of homelessness, focusing on early intervention and prevention, prevention at the point of crisis, support and stabilisation and
resettlement. Intervening early to prevent homelessness amongst young people is an important part of Local Authority homelessness strategies,
working with young people before the door to the family home closes behind them. We also need to prepare for the additional implications for young
people that we will see as a result of policy change and economic challenge.

This priority also incorporates actions made possible through the dCLG Sub Regional Grant Priority to tackle and prevent single homelessness.
Actions resourced by additional dCLG grant funding (Lincolnshire – Rutland sub region) identified within action plan as ‘Sub Regional Grant Priority’

What we will do? How will we do it? When will we do it Who will help? What will success Resources
Raise awareness of the ? look like?
realities of homelessness Explore options for  County Youth District Council
and of the housing options implementing a End 2014 Housing Coordinator  Young people are Contributions
available for young people consistent able to make informed
and care leavers homelessness  Sub Regional decisions about
awareness programme Homelessness leaving home
Ensure youth housing and in schools as part of Strategy Officer
homelessness issues are the PSHE curriculum  Reduction in youth
identified and addressed by  LCC - Children’s homelessness
partners in a strategic way Services
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 All District Housing
Consider ongoing 2012 - 2016 Authorities  Young people are Sub Regional
financial commitment able to make informed Grant Priority
to youth homelessness  LCC - Children’s decisions about
drama Services leaving home District Council
Contributions
Explore the use of End 2012  All District Housing  Theatre tour
social media to raise End 2013 Authorities commissioned to
awareness and raise awareness of
improve young County Youth homelessness for
people’s access to Housing Coordinator 16/17 year olds
advice and information Sub Regional
about homelessness Homelessness Social Media used as a
and living independently Strategy Officer mechanism to share
information and
Children’s Services  County Youth communicate with
and Local Housing to Housing young people
implement a joint Coordinator Homelessness reduced
protocol and practice
 An effective joint Within existing

protocol and guidance resources

that meets the needs

64 What we will do? How will we do it? When will we do it Who will help? What will success Resources
? look like?
Prevent youth guidance for young  Children’s Services Within existing
homelessness and promote people and care Throughout the life  All District Housing of homeless young resources
tenancy sustainment leavers at risk of of the strategy people across
through investment in early homelessness Authorities Lincolnshire Within existing
intervention and Throughout the life  A reduction in youth resources
partnership working Support the of the strategy  County Youth homelessness
development and Housing Within existing
implementation of the Throughout the life Coordinator  An effective joint resources
Lincolnshire youth of the strategy protocol and guidance
housing pathway  Children’s Services that meets the needs
Throughout the life  All District Housing of homeless young
Commitment made of the strategy people across
across Lincolnshire to Authorities Lincolnshire
carry out joint agency 31 December 2012
visits to assess the  All District Housing  A reduction in youth
needs of young people Authorities homelessness
and care leavers to
prevent homelessness  Children’s Services  Effective working
 County Youth relationships across
Commitment made to Lincolnshire
carry out home visits Housing
for all parental (and Coordinator  Access to timely
friends/family)  Schools housing options and
exclusions. Ideally, advice tailored
home visits should be  All District Housing specifically to young
on the same day or Authorities people
next day
Prevent incidence of  Children’s Services  Effective working
youth homelessness  County Youth relationships across
caused by relationship Lincolnshire
breakdown through Housing
use of mediation and Coordinator  Access to timely
Family Group  Schools housing options and
Conferencing advice tailored
Develop a ‘young  All District Housing specifically to young
tenants’ handbook to Authorities people
assist young people
 Children’s Services Mediation Service Level
 County Youth Agreements in place

Housing Coordinator  Young tenants guide District Council
 Schools developed with young Contributions

 County Youth people
Housing Coordinator

 Sub Regional

What we will do? How will we do it? When will we do it Who will help? What will success Resources
? look like?
Develop emergency and when they establish Homelessness Within existing
short term accommodation their first tenancy End 2015 Strategy Officer  Improved tenancy resources
options for young people Develop protocols with  Supported Housing sustainment
across Lincolnshire and supported housing End 2013 Providers
Rutland; ensuring that bed providers which set out  Supporting People All supported housing
and breakfast is no longer the arrangements to be Immediately and  Leaving Care providers of young
used at the point of crisis followed before and throughout the life of Service person’s
and that best use is made of after a decision is taken the strategy accommodation across
short term, supported to evict a young person  All District Housing Lincolnshire signed up
65 accommodation Explore opportunities Authorities to consistent, staged
to replicate the crash warning procedure
bed model across  Children’s Services Unsuitable emergency
Lincolnshire  Accommodation accommodation for
young people no longer
Support the and support providers used
development of  All District Housing
Supported Lodgings, Promoting support and
Nightstop, Authorities stabilisation for young
 Children’s Services people through
Ensure best use of Throughout the life  County Youth increasing capacity and
supported of the strategy variety in
accommodation by Housing accommodation options
developing clear move Coordinator
on pathways  County Youth Accommodation that is
Housing available and
Coordinator appropriate to the
 Accommodation individuals needs
and support providers

Priority 5 Rough Sleeping - Supporting; Vision to end rough sleeping No One Left Out July 2011

“Homelessness is not just a problem of scale. It’s also a problem of complexity; no two people lose their home for the same reason. They all have
different life stories. For some it’s a dramatic change like losing a job or leaving the armed services. For others a problem with drugs or alcohol. In
some cases family breakdown or mental illness. For many it’s a combination of all of these”. Vision to end Rough Sleeping No Second Night Out:
Nationwide - HM Government

Made possible through dCLG and Homelessness Transition Funding, we will ensure the delivery of a robust ‘Rough Sleeper and Outreach
Service’ to operate across Lincolnshire and Rutland 2012 – 2015, to end rough sleeping in line with the Government’s vision No Second
Night Out.

This priority also incorporates actions made possible through the dCLG Sub Regional Grant Priority to tackle and prevent single homelessness.
Actions resourced by additional dCLG grant funding (Lincolnshire – Rutland sub region) identified within action plan as ‘Sub Regional Grant Priority’

66 What will we do? How we will do it? When we will do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
Implement and Deliver a Implement rough 2012 – 2015  All Lincolnshire look like?
Rough Sleeper and Street sleeper and street out End 2015 Lincolnshire and
Out Reach Service across reach service Housing Authorities Rough sleeping Rutland Rough
Lincolnshire and Rutland Throughout the life  Framework HA reduced in Lincolnshire Sleeper Project –
during 2012 – 2015 Develop an exit of the strategy within existing
strategy  Led by Framework Successful transitional resources
Develop effective joint 2012 - 2016 HA service that has Lincolnshire and
working arrangements to Single approach to addressed and tackled Rutland Rough
tackling rough sleeping allocation of grant  All Lincolnshire rough sleeping, Sleeper Project –
across Lincolnshire and funding to deliver Housing Authorities enabling Lincolnshire within existing
Rutland rough sleeper service and Rutland to put an resources
across Lincolnshire  All Lincolnshire end to rough sleeping
and Rutland Housing Authorities  Rough sleepers will  Sub Regional
Grant Priority
All Local Authorities to  Local Agencies not have to provide
carry out annual rough the same information  Homelessness
sleeper counts during  All Lincolnshire to multiple agencies Transition Fund
the life of the strategy Housing Authorities  More effective referral
process  Lincolnshire and
 Framework HA  Improved information Rutland Rough
 Homeless Link sharing and joint Sleeper Project
working process
All Local Authorities to Within existing
submit one ‘count’ per resources
year to dCLG during the
life of the strategy

What will we do? How we will do it? When we will do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
On a quarterly basis Framework HA look like?
Develop a robust rough Hotspot counts to be Lincolnshire and
sleeper reporting carried out across On a quarterly basis  Framework HA  Robust data verifying Rutland Rough
mechanism and ensure that Lincolnshire and  LHSG rough sleeping Sleeper Project –
it is widely promoted Rutland on a quarterly within existing
basis  Reduction in rough resources
Detailed report to be sleeping Lincolnshire and
submitted to LHSG Rutland Rough
each quarter Reduction in number of Sleeper Project –
rough sleepers within existing
resources
Analyse rough sleeping On a quarterly basis  Framework HA Lincolnshire and
data and identify  LHSG Rutland Rough
emerging trends Sleeper Project –
within existing
Implement a phone line June 2012  Framework HA Reduction in rough resources
with immediate  All Lincolnshire sleeping  Homelessness
outreach response for Throughout the life
67 agencies and the of the strategy Housing Authorities Transition Fund
general public to report  LHSG  Rough Sleeper
if they have seen or are
aware of somebody  Framework HA  Successful media Project
sleeping rough  All Lincolnshire campaign to raise
awareness Within existing
Raise agency Housing Authorities resources
awareness of the (Lincolnshire –  Increased awareness
rough sleeper service Rutland sub region) demonstrated by Lincolnshire and
and reporting increased reporting Rutland Rough
mechanism  Led by Framework Sleeper Project –
HA Increased number of within existing
Provide personalised Throughout the life people with high level resources
and holistic packages of the strategy  All Lincolnshire support needs who are
of support to rough Housing Authorities able to sustain their Sub Regional
sleepers who secure 31 December 2013 tenancy Grant Priority
tenancy through a rent
deposit scheme  Led by Framework Contents of move in
HA packs agreed and
Develop Move in packs costed
to support people  All Lincolnshire
moving into Housing Authorities
accommodation

What will we do? How we will do it? When we will do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
look like?
Ensure that rough sleepers, Create a new tenants 31 December 2012 (Lincolnshire – Sub Regional
including those with no handbook to assist Rutland sub region) Reduction in the level of Grant Priority
recourse to public funds rough sleepers when crime and antisocial
and new migrant they move in to a new  Led by Framework behaviour associated Sub Regional
populations, are assisted to tenancy HA with rough sleeping Grant Priority
return to their area of local  Reduction in rough
68 connection or country of Implement a supported Throughout the life  Supported by Sub Within existing
origin reconnection service to of the strategy Regional sleeping resources
reduce rough sleeping Homelessness  Increase in successful
including those with no Throughout the life Strategy Officer Lincolnshire and
recourse to public funds of the strategy reconnections Rutland Rough
 All Lincolnshire  Reduction in rough Sleeper Project –
Provide supported Throughout the life Housing Authorities within existing
reconnection beds for of the strategy (Lincolnshire – sleeping resources
households whilst Rutland sub region)  Increase in successful
reconnection and travel Throughout the life
is arranged of the strategy  Framework HA reconnections
 All Lincolnshire
Work in partnership
with UKBA to support Housing Authorities
reconnection of central (Lincolnshire –
and eastern European Rutland sub region)
rough sleepers to their
country of origin  Framework HA
Monitor number and  All Lincolnshire
destination of
reconnections recorded Housing Authorities
and reported to LHSG (Lincolnshire –
Rutland sub region)
UKBA

Develop joint protocols Throughout the life Led by Framework Robust data verifying Lincolnshire and
with the embassies of of the strategy HA number of Rutland Rough
accession states to reconnections Sleeper Project –
ensure effective Led by Framework within existing
reconnection of rough HA  More effective resources
sleepers repatriation service
Lincolnshire and
 Increase in numbers Rutland Rough
of rough sleepers Sleeper Project –
repatriated to country within existing
of origin resources

69 What will we do? How we will do it? When we will do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
Understand homelessness End 2013 look like? Sub Regional
triggers and homelessness Undertake needs  All Lincolnshire Grant Priority
trends for ‘non priority’ analysis to understand Throughout the life Housing Authorities  Minimise the risk of
households to inform triggers of of the strategy (Lincolnshire – people dying on the Sub Regional
prevention services and homelessness, and Throughout the life Rutland sub region) streets Grant Priority
prevent rough sleeping reason for loss of of the strategy
accommodation for  Led by Sub  Entrenched rough Sub Regional
Develop and implement non priority households Throughout the life Regional sleepers engaged in Grant Priority
multi-agency Severe of the strategy Homelessness services £5,000
Weather Emergency Develop a mechanism Strategy Officer
Protocols or extended cold for information to be Rough Sleepers are Within existing
weather provision across collected and shared  All Lincolnshire able to access resources
Lincolnshire and Rutland locally Housing Authorities appropriate health
Improve the health of (Lincolnshire – services Sub Regional
people affected by rough Use data to develop Rutland sub region) Grant Priority
sleeping targeted prevention Effective referrals to
services  Led by Sub health care services
Regional
 Communicate plans Homelessness
and advice services Strategy Officer
effectively
All Lincolnshire
 Develop move on Housing Authorities
protocol from SWEP (Lincolnshire –
provision Rutland sub region)
 All Lincolnshire
Carry out a health
needs audit to develop Housing Authorities
understanding of the (Lincolnshire –
health needs of rough Rutland sub region)
sleepers, and the  Voluntary
barriers faced by rough Organisations
sleepers in meeting Framework HA
their health needs
Ensure effective and All Lincolnshire
responsive pathways Housing Authorities
exist to enable rough (Lincolnshire –
sleepers to access full Rutland sub region)
range of primary health

70 What will we do? How we will do it? When we will do it? Who will help? What will success Resources
look like?
Engage and support care and alcohol and Throughout the life  Framework HA Sub Regional
entrenched rough sleepers substance misuse of the strategy  All Lincolnshire Reduced rough Grant Priority
services sleeping Within existing
Reduce anti social Entrenched rough Throughout the life Housing Authorities resources
behaviour caused by rough sleepers identified of the strategy (Lincolnshire – Use of vulnerable adult
sleeping and tenancy failure though outreach work Rutland sub region) panels to consider and Sub Regional
No Second Night Out Throughout the life Through vulnerable access housing options Grant Priority
launched and is sustained Utilise case conference of the strategy adult panels for rough sleepers
in Lincolnshire and Rutland approach to supporting,
finding and where Throughout the life  Lincolnshire Police Reduce crime and
required, resourcing of the strategy  Community Safety disruption on the streets
solutions for individual
rough sleepers and ASB Teams New rough sleepers
Develop links with accommodated and
community safety  All Lincolnshire offered support
police and ASB teams Housing Authorities
to allow for earlier, (Lincolnshire –
coordinated intervention Rutland sub region)
Identifying new rough
sleepers and help them  Framework HA
off the streets with a
single offer of
accommodation

Lincolnshire Homelessness
Strategy

2012 – 2016

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