Decision details

Purpose of Report: The report will present to Executive the Homelessness & Rough Sleeper Strategy for 2024-29. The Strategy will guide work in this area for the following five years and will seek to enlist partners, stakeholders and citizens in a plan to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.

The Executive will be asked to:

i.                 Approve the Homelessness & Rough Sleeper Strategy for 2024-29.

ii.                Establish a multi-agency governance board to help guide the Strategy.

iii.              Authorise the Director of Housing and Communities and the Corporate Director – Adult Social Care and Integration, to work with partners on service re-design and service transformation, moving to a Housing First approach.

iv.              Authorise Director of Housing and Communities to work with partners to increase the supply of suitable accommodation to help meet demand.

v.               Authorise Director of Housing and Communities and the Corporate Director – Adult Social Care and Integration, to develop a preventative approach and services.

Resolved:

                         i.         Approved the Homelessness & Rough Sleeper Strategy for 2024- 29 as described in this report,and delegated to the Director of Housing and Communities the final form of the draft Strategy document Annex E, in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities.

Reason:     To achieve the positive outcomes for vulnerable

individuals and the other benefits highlighted in this report, while meeting the council’s statutory responsibilities and making effective use of resources.

                        ii.         Establish a multi-agency governance board to help guide the Strategy implementation and approve the high-level performance monitoring frameworks set out in paragraphs 86.-87. of the report.

Reason:     To deliver better outcomes for vulnerable individuals and a cost effective, trauma-informed integrated homelessness & rough sleeping set of services founded on early intervention.

                      iii.         Authorised the Director of Housing and Communities and the Corporate Director – Adult Social Care and Integration, to work with partners on service re-design and service transformation, moving to a Housing First approach.

Reason:     To deliver the objectives of the Strategy and meet the

needs of individuals and families at risk of homelessness.

                      iv.         Authorised the Director of Housing and Communities to work with partners to increase the supply of suitable accommodation to help meet demand.

Reason:     To deliver the objectives of the Strategy and meet the

needs of individuals and families at risk of homelessness.

                       v.         Authorised the Director of Housing and Communities and the Corporate Director – Adult Social Care and Integration, to develop a preventative approach and services in line with the Strategy and the year one actions detailed in this report.

Reason:     To deliver the objectives of the Strategy, meet the needs of individuals and families at risk of homelessness, and deliver early intervention services at a high level of cost effectiveness.

                      vi.         That there will be a report brought back to the Executive Committee within 12 months on

progress against delivery of the Strategy Action Plan.

Reason:     To embed accountability within the new governance

structure and performance framework that structure the Strategy delivery plans.