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Local Welfare Assistance

Local Welfare Assistance. Dan Stoneman 6 month update for the Hampshire Advice Network. Managing expectations. Funding Dependency on a discretionary system Success measured simply through resolution? DWP expectations – benefits gap and sanctions

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Local Welfare Assistance

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  1. Local Welfare Assistance Dan Stoneman 6 month update for the Hampshire Advice Network

  2. Managing expectations Funding Dependency on a discretionary system Success measured simply through resolution? DWP expectations – benefits gap and sanctions Memorandum of Understanding – community resilience

  3. Managing access Web page – searchable and accessible Hampshire Crisis Information and Advice Line Job centre Plus Communication CAB relationship Hampshire Advice Network I&A Providers signed up to MoU’s

  4. Targeting resources to date Hampshire Crisis Information and Advice Line Hampshire Furniture Reuse Network Hitting the Cold Spots Food Bank Grants Hampshire Advice Network Discretionary Budgets – more detail will be covered in annual report

  5. Key relationships CAB Framework Probation Services Childrens Centres Libraries and Discovery Centres MoU examples – Hostels, Domestic Abuse Services, Housing Associations, MH community services, substance misuse etc.

  6. Some key statistics from HCIA

  7. Some key statistics from HCIA

  8. Some key statistics from HCIA

  9. Some key statistics from HCIA

  10. Some key statistics from HCIA

  11. Some key statistics from HCIA

  12. Case study examples Case Study One: Recently unemployed man Case Study Two: Single mother moving from supported lodgings to house Case Study Three: Diabetic man placed in emergency accommodation

  13. Case study examples Case Study Four: Couple long term homeless found accommodation Case Study Five: Families with poor home conditions supported by Locality Team Case Study Six: Borough housing supporting family with resettlement, combination of reuse / vouchers and discretionary budget

  14. Challenges • More MoU’s need signing • Building community capacity – need engagement for more sustainable solutions and managing capacity of services and providers • Targeting limited resources appropriately • Engagement with budgeting / debt advice services • Fuel and food poverty • Continuing to manage expectations • Services become reliant on funding – future concerns • Individuals becoming reliant on discretionary payments

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