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Housing Justice Conference Night Shelters: Now is the Time

Housing Justice Conference Night Shelters: Now is the Time. The Local Authority/Sub Regional Perspective Margaret Williams East London Housing Partnership. East London Housing Partnership. Barking and Dagenham City of London Hackney Havering Newham Redbridge Tower hamlets

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Housing Justice Conference Night Shelters: Now is the Time

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  1. Housing Justice ConferenceNight Shelters: Now is the Time The Local Authority/Sub Regional Perspective Margaret Williams East London Housing Partnership

  2. East London Housing Partnership • Barking and Dagenham • City of London • Hackney • Havering • Newham • Redbridge • Tower hamlets • Waltham Forest • Registered Providers • Non statutory sector

  3. Growing Needs and Shrinking Budgets • In the year to 31st March 2013 rough sleeping in the East London sub region rose by 20% * • 2011/12 822 • 2012/13 1022 (683 new) Figure for whole of London for the same period was 6959 *People seen sleeping rough in the east sub region

  4. Meeting Local Needs • Local authority provision • Charity/voluntary sector • Faith groups • Community groups Winter provision 2012/13 • Faith groups access to range of accommodation • Base of volunteers • Extended provision available for longer • Local organisations and faith groups provided 57% of total bed nights in London

  5. East Sub Region Position • ELHP Rough Sleeping Strategy • Local authority rough sleeping strategies • East London Delivery Board • Partnership working on coordination of winter provision modelling good practice

  6. What Works - • Collaboration before projects are set up/opened • Agreed protocols and processes • Consistent service offer message • Joint training • Signposting to local authority for assessment • Working in partnership with other services – MH/D&A/DV/GPs • Non discriminatory services • Sharing information and best practice • Sharing language services/staff • Reconnection

  7. ESHP PartnershipExample • Partnership of 8 local authorities and 6 non statutory services • Working together for 2½ years • Agreed goals • Round table meetings • Solutions focused • Regular contact between meetings • Respecting areas of expertise • Attending each others meetings • Joint presentations to raise awareness • Service user input • Took time to get here…..

  8. Questions? Margaret Williams East London Housing Partnership Margaret.Williams@elhp.org.uk 020 8227 5031 www.elhp.org.uk

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