Investing in the Future of Derbyshire. Housing Related Support Housing Support for Vulnerable People living in Derbyshire who are homeless or at risk

Investing in the Future of Derbyshire

Housing Related SupportHousing Support for Vulnerable People living in Derbyshire who are homeless or at risk of

losing their homeYour short term support providers:

•Action •Derbyshire Directions; P3,Riverside,NACRO, NCHA•iDecide;P3, Amber Trust & Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health•Rethink•Safe; Adullam, Stonham & Framework•Trident inc. NDWA•NCHA•*Older Peoples Services

Types Of Services Available

The types of services available are:

Floating Support – support that can be delivered to clients living in any type of home. i.e. private rented or local housing authority home.

Supported Housing – for people who need accommodation to enable them to get the appropriate level of support they need.

Our Aims Provide high quality supported accommodation

to homeless vulnerable people

Enable vulnerable people to develop the skills to live independently in their own accommodation

Prevent homelessness and the problems this causes to individuals and communities

What Is Housing Related Support?

What we provide support around:

• Evictions• Court Representation• Resettlement & Move-on Support• Budgeting & Debt management• Life-skills• Accessing local & specialist agencies• Access to training & employment opportunities• Utilities• Benefits

What Puts Homes At Risk?• Deterioration in mental health and wellbeing• Debt • Disability • Bad advice • Job loss• Illness• Relationship breakdown• Benefits• Learning difficulties• Drugs / alcohol• Prison

The list goes on …

Who Are Our Service Users?

• Mental Health• Offenders• Learning Disability• Alcohol• Homeless Families• Complex Needs• Refugee

But overall they are Individual's who have a name…

• Teenage Parents• Drug Misuse• Care Leavers• Risk Of Domestic

Violence• Physical Disability• Rough Sleepers

Two Sides…

STORYService User

Support Worker

Why Is Housing RelatedSupport Needed?

The services can prevent individuals from accessing hospitals, health services and institutional care and avoid homelessness. Prevention of offending (and re-offending) is a major priority and settled accommodation has an important role to play.

Providers deliver personalised services, support plans are tailored to meet their needs and aspirations.

A Strategic Approach - Meeting the housing and support needs of homeless and vulnerable people is an important priority in Derbyshire.

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Why Is Housing RelatedSupport Needed?

Housing Related Support services contribute to strategic objectives by providing:

•Floating Support •Refuges •Supported Accommodation •Intensive case management of high risk individuals•Work within communities to help vulnerable people to access support networks to maintain their independence.

The need is still there, more so than ever …

Cost BenefitFor every £1 spent by Derbyshire Accommodation and Support Team (DAST) on housing related support services against the potential cost to partners both internal to Adult Care and external to partners, such as health and crime, the cost benefit clearly shows the overall value of the DAST investment:

Cost Benefit per £1 on average is £7Domestic Abuse

£5.61Mental Health

£17.64Young People Services

£8.94

How Are We Measured?

Why, What and How?

Why Are Services Monitored?

•Need to be able to demonstrate evidence of efficiency and effectiveness to funders and stakeholders.•Monitoring and evaluation provides learning and improves the service to clients.•Need to be able to demonstrate value for money

What Is Measured?

Performance Indicators:

•Utilisation •Availability•Independent living•Outcomes

How Are We Measured ?

Quality Assessment Framework Audits•The QAF is utilised by DAST to evaluate the quality of the service.• Represents the building blocks of the service.• Provides a launch pad for delivery of outcomes Outcomes Audits Regular Stakeholder ConsultationsInternal Audits

So How Did We Measure Up?

98%

Maximised Income Achieved:

National Average = 92%

Derbyshire Housing Related Support Vs National Figures

DAST =

Paid Work While in Service:



95%DAST =

Better Managed Substance Misuse:National Average = 67%


89%DAST =

Complied with Statutory OrderNational Average =

78%


92%DAST =

Maintained AccommodationNational Average

81%


95%DAST =

Better Managed Mental Health



95%DAST =

Better Managed Self HarmNational Average = 87%


100%DAST =

98%

Achieved Working Towards a QualificationNational Average = 36%


DAST =

Found Settled AccommodationNational Average = 75%


91%DAST =

DAST Short –Term Services 13/14 & 14/15

We are currently in Phase 2 of the Housing Related Support Consultation which is due to close on March 20th 2015.

Services subject to phase 2 of the consultation in relation to the MOP service group include:

•Mental Health Services•Young People •Domestic Abuse

Floating And Accommodation Based Support In Derbyshire Is Reducing……

Over 25’s

Young People

Mental Health

Domestic Abuse

HAVE YOUR SAY

Consultation ends March 20th 2015

Please respond and give your views:

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/have_your_say/consultation_search/Consultation_search_index/introduction_to_proposed_changes_to_housing-related_support_phase_two.asp





THANK YOU

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Investing in the Future of Derbyshire. Housing Related Support Housing Support for Vulnerable People living in Derbyshire who are homeless or at risk