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Focus on Homelessness Responding to Homelessness in Nottingham: Stakeholder Workshop

Focus on Homelessness Responding to Homelessness in Nottingham: Stakeholder Workshop. 29 th March 2017. Councillor Jane Urquhart, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing, Nottingham City Council. Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) & Social Inclusion Commissioning Review.

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Focus on Homelessness Responding to Homelessness in Nottingham: Stakeholder Workshop

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  1. Focus on HomelessnessResponding to Homelessness in Nottingham: Stakeholder Workshop 29th March 2017

  2. Councillor Jane Urquhart, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing, Nottingham City Council

  3. Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) & Social Inclusion Commissioning Review

  4. Nottingham City JSNA http://jsna.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/insight/Strategic-Framework/Nottingham-JSNA.aspx

  5. Social Inclusion (Homelessness) Strategic Commissioning Review • Purpose – to develop recommendations for how services will be funded, planned and delivered in the future • Account for changes (need / demand, legislation, funding pressures, innovations) and ensure resources are being put to best use • Wider context – how the City works to respond to homelessness

  6. Why change / why a review? • Changes in need / demand • Legislative changes • Resource pressures • Review effectiveness of current services • Take account of new ideas and solutions

  7. In scope • Broad scope to consider widest response to homelessness • To consider: • How we prevent homelessness • How we relieve homelessness • How we help people back into settled (independent) accommodation – access, sustainment, etc

  8. In scope (2) • Independent Living Support (ILS) focused on homelessness • Supported accommodation – emergency and • Outreach and emergency support for rough sleepers (Street Outreach Team) • Winter support for rough sleepers • Use of bed and breakfast • Discretionary Hardship Fund

  9. Approach • Following NCC commissioning cycle • Emphasis on participation & engagement

  10. Approach

  11. Timescales • Today’s workshop • Scoping of key pressures and opportunities • Idea generation • Planning Workshop • (June 2017) • Developing and selecting ideas New arrangements commence (April 2018) • Finalise & commission services • (Approval – August 2017) Prepare draft plan and consult with wider stakeholders Furtherresearch into opportunities identified Review impact of changes Prepare evaluation framework

  12. Homelessness in Nottingham • Rachael Harding

  13. Introduction Overview of homelessness in Nottingham What are the risks for the population? What changes are coming up?

  14. Profile Who can be homeless?: Families, couples and single people with a range of support needs from none to low to multiple and complex (including young people aged 16 and 17 or retirement age people) Legal definition Includes reference to people who do not have accommodation they are entitled to occupy, which is accessible and available. Or they have accommodation but it is not reasonable for them to occupy Circumstances initiating a duty or power to support can range from: A threat of homelessness within 28 days (from own home or living with family/friends) to sofa surfing and rough sleeping

  15. Current system

  16. Demand

  17. Activity following a presentation to Housing Aid

  18. Reasons for homelessness Interesting role of the Private Rented Sector as both a cause of and solution to homelessness

  19. Part VII Homeless Application 1 in 4 acceptances in 2016/17 were EEA or non-EEA nationals, increasing from 1 in 5 in 2013/14 The percentage level of households with dependent children has risen over the 4 years from 64.1% to 76.1% Male lone parent households are also increasing both in terms of numbers and as a proportion of all lone parent households accepted as homeless.

  20. When comparing 2016-17 with the previous year: More households in temporary accommodation Households are staying for longer Fewer households are moving through Average of 119 households per month in TA in 2015-16 compared to 88 the year before Average length of stay was 29 weeks for families and 16 weeks for singles. This is eight weeks longer for families and three weeks longer for singles than two years ago One third fewer families and one quarter fewer single people moved through TA in 2016-17 compared to 2015-16 Temporary accommodation

  21. Rough Sleepers Generally in 2016, the SOT found: 1/3 of rough sleepers have local connection to Nottingham 1/3 are from outside of the city – elsewhere in the UK 1/3 are from Eastern Europe (and may not be eligible for assistance under immigration legislation) Rough sleeping and begging 6 out of 10 people begging or positioned to beg have their own accommodation a further 15% are sofa surfing and 17% are actually street homeless 4 out of 10 people begging or positioned to beg are not from Nottingham

  22. Support Needs

  23. Mental health support needs

  24. What the agencies said…. Data collected from: services provided by Framework, Emmanuel House, the Winter Shelter, Youth Offending Team, Homeless Health Team, Housing Aid, Women’s Aid, Citizen’s Advice Nottingham & District Housing Services For various reasons not all data was complete or consistent – so not directly comparable. PRS tenancy terminations Mental health biggest issue Increase in NPSs Cuts = more for less / additional work Availability of suitable accommodation Increased ethnic diversity &languages Multiple/complex needs increase

  25. What are the risks for the population? Who is at risk and why? Challenging local demographics

  26. 320,000 people currently living in Nottingham. Expected to increase by another 4500 by 2022 Very high density of people per land space 36/348 local authority areas Rapid turnover one fifth of the population changing addresses within a year Population projections 10,000 more households over the next ten years Higher levels of younger people, less people aged over 45 Young adults move in, other age groups move out Diversity Over one third of the population are BME People

  27. Health and wellbeing “The health of people in Nottingham is generally worse than the England average” (PH England) “In comparison to the rest of the country, people in Nottingham die younger and are less healthy than most regions in England” (Nottingham Health and Wellbeing Strategy) Mental health in Nottingham • 6545 people are in contact with adult mental health services • 3,590 people known to local GPs as having a serious mental illness (psychosis) • 1053 people are known to adult social care for mental health needs • There is an upward trend in people subject to the Mental Health Act in Nottingham • The average mental wellbeing score has fallen slightly since last year. However, Nottingham (51.7; Nottingham Citizens Survey 2015) is slightly higher than the England average (50.8; 2014 Health Survey for England)

  28. Deprivation Overall Nottingham is ranked the 8th most deprived local authority area out of 326 districts in England. • 61 of the 182 City Lower Super Output Areas fall amongst the 10% most deprived in the country. 110 fall in the 20% most deprived • 16 LSOAs rank amongst the 10% most deprived of the country in terms of Barriers to Housing and Services • 33 LSOAs rank in the 10% most deprived for Living Environment deprivation

  29. Income Disposable income According to the latest available data from ONS, Nottingham is in the bottom 10 local authority areas for disposable income per head. Worklessness At 22.4% Nottingham has a high rate of worklessness compared to the national (15.3%) and regional averages (15.6%). Unemployment Nottingham (7.7%) has a high rate of unemployment compared to the national (4.9%) and regional (4.2%) average and the other core cities and other cities in the East Midlands. Qualifications 12.3% of the working age population in Nottingham have no qualifications. This is higher than the national average of 8.6% and is high compared to other cities. Hourly pay by place of residence People living in Nottingham are the lowest paid out of all of the core cities when looking at earnings by place of residence. Jobs density According to ONS, on average there are more jobs per working age person in Nottingham than elsewhere nationally (including in the East Midlands).

  30. Housing Benefit (social housing) In Nottingham 23,078 households are in receipt of full or partial housing benefit. Using BRE profiling, this equates to 65% of all social housing tenants Overall in Nottingham 50% of housing benefit claims from social housing tenants are for single person households. Local Housing Allowance (PRS) In Nottingham 9194 households are in receipt of Local Housing Allowance. Using BRE profiling, this equates to 20% of all Private Rented Sector tenants. Overall in Nottingham 44% of LHA claims are for single person households. One third of single person awards are for retired people. 1262 single people aged under 34 claim the shared accommodation rate (15% of total claims)

  31. Discretionary Hardship Support

  32. Foodbanks 2016-17, 2542 households received vouchers to feed 5901 individuals. This is a household increase of 9% and individuals increase of 4% between 2015-16 and 2016-17 There has been a 52% increase in the number of individual vouchers issued to people of NFA in 2016-17 from 2015-16 (176 to 267) In 2016-17, 4.7% of households cite homelessness as the reason for requiring the foodbank compared to 3.9% in 2015-16 On the NCVS website there are 11 foodbanks, 23 community cafes and 10 organisations offering free meals around the city (mainly city centre)

  33. Housing tenure One third of all households live in the private rented sector One quarter live in social housing.

  34. Accessibility of Private Rented Sector Rent levels Over recent years Private Rents were relatively stable in Nottingham despite increases nationally However, over the past 12-24 months rent levels have now also started to increase locally The average rent charged in the cheapest third of the PRS is now £14-£17 per week higher than the LHA level Landlord attitudes Availability of property?

  35. Availability of social housing Depleting stock levels In 2015-16 there were 362 sales through the Right-to-Buy. Since RTB was introduced in 1980, 23,144 properties have been sold in Nottingham Popular take up in Nottingham, low house prices 2011 – discounts were increased (max. 70% for a flat, 60% for a house) 2015 – length of qualifying tenure decreased from 5 to 3 years Government continues to develop plans to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants

  36. Challenges in New Supply Net dwellings increase in 2015-16 in Nottingham was 947 (just over 1/5 were student flats and a further 28% were affordable housing) Barriers to building low cost housing (e.g. social or affordable rent) Poor viability Unrealistic expectation of land owners Major NCC land holdings requiring Secretary of Stet consent Joint ownership of major sites Significant major site constraints (e.g. flooding) Limited land supply Negative perception over schools / areas of some parts of the city

  37. Policy changes

  38. National Housing Policy Housing and Planning Act 2016, Housing White Paper 2017 Building and Buying, Planning and Consulting Social Housing Ending of lifetime tenancies Capping HB to LHA levels 1% rent reduction Forced sale of high value stock Private Rented Sector Changes to tax relief entitlements Right to rent – with criminal consequences Locally – proposals for selective licensing

  39. Homelessness Policy Focus on prevention since 2002 Homelessness Reduction Bill 2017 Extending threat of homelessness from 28 to 56 days (Section 21 notice period) Duty to assess - and develop individualised plans Duty to prevent Duty to relieve Duty to refer £61m new burdens funding for two years until case loads balance out Likely to be enacted within the next month – implementation around one year later Trailblazers

  40. Welfare Policy Welfare Reform Act 2012 Welfare and Work Act 2016 Other measures announced during Autumn Statements / Budgets Bedroom tax 2013 – not so old news 2nd Benefit Cap Freezing Local Housing Allowance levels Scrapping housing payments for under 21’s

  41. Other policy impact New funding model for supported accommodation Due April 2019 No more Housing Benefit for supported accommodation Housing costs will be funded through Universal Credit at LHA rate with a top-up fund devolved to local authorities to spend on meeting the higher costs involved in supported accommodation provision Announcement due over next few months Model to be implemented in April 2019. Criminal justice Conflicting priorities – e.g. duties around prison leaver resettlement at the same time as introducing policies to reduce prisoner numbers. Positive campaigns like ending violence against women and girls – valuable but if not adequately resourced can increase demand on a strained system.

  42. Summary High and increasing levels of homelessness Demographics indicate heightened risk Challenges in availability of housing Government policy impacting on household finance New legislation predicted to increase demand on services

  43. Workshop 1: Understanding homelessness – your views • What do we need to focus on when planning homelessness services for the future? • Who is at risk of becoming homeless? Why? • What are the main barriers preventing people from regaining their independence / settled accommodation? • You have 40 minutes • Please write it down!

  44. Is the system of accommodation and prevention working? • Grace Brough

  45. Scope of review • Prevention services- • Crisis Intervention Drop-in Service (Cidi) • Independent Living Support Services (ILSS) • Supported accommodation • Direct access • Second stage • Rough sleepers provision • Rough sleepers enablement service (RSES) • No second night out (NSNO)

  46. Spend on the system of provision • Total spend on all services: £3,998,447 • Almost a quarter of spend is on prevention • 70% of spend on accommodation services

  47. Overview of services- Prevention Generic Independent Living Support 1700 citizens pa Housing related support Crisis Intervention Drop-in Service 900 citizens pa Housing related support • Two services- • Generic ILSs: At home, longer term support, prevention and re-establishment into the community • CIDI: Drop in, shorter term support, prevention and sustainment in the community • Outcomes- 88% sustainable outcomes (maintained or obtained accommodation) • Cost- Average cost per sustainable outcome is £434.56 Total citizens helped: 2,600 Council spend on ILLS pa: £932,296 Cost per citizen seen: £358.57

  48. Overview of services- Direct access Total bed spaces: 109 Council spend on Direct Access: £1,214,742 35% of accommodation available Homelessness Prevention Gateway London Road 45 beds Single Adults GH House 15 beds Single Adults Pelham Avenue 10 beds Single Adults New Albion 24 beds Single Adults 40 Forest Road W 15 beds Single Adults

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