Government approaches to preventing homelessness Alice Bradley, Homelessness and Support

Homelessness Homelessness ‘acceptances’ – 53,450 in 2012/13 – up 6% on 2011/12 Temporary accommodation

Bed and Breakfast

Rough sleeping Rough sleeper count up 6% in 2012 Source: CHAIN – Street to Home Report 2012/13

Legislation (Localism Act) Supply Supporting Local Delivery Government Approach Focused on …. Funding Legislation (Localism Act) Supply Supporting Local Delivery Strong push on …. Innovation Cross Government Working Youth Homelessness

Funding Invested £470m over 4 years (2011/12 – 2014/15) to help LAs tackle homelessness including: £20m homelessness transition fund – to support NSNO £20m to ensure single homeless get good housing advice £20m preventing repossessions fund £5m boost to homelessness change programme £5m SIB 2015/16 Spending Round £40m hostels investment programme (DH) Fair Chance Fund (SIBS) Ministers considering a range of possibilities for further funding in 15/16  

Legislation Localism Act 2011 Legislative changes New power - greater use of PRS Right to Review Suitability Order PRS ‘standards’ Location (extends into all TA) .

PRS Offer Use still fairly modest … But stay in TA starting to drop ….

The Housing Strategy Supporting demand - recognition of aspiration of home ownership - Increasing demand for rented homes Removing barriers to supply across all tenures Long term housing market reform – systemic issues like planning

Getting Britain Building again Residential units granted planning permission 35% increase in planning approvals for new homes in the last year. But household growth still out-stripping supply

Helping people get a home of their own Help to Buy is stimulating demand and improving confidence Over 30,000 reservations to date and 19,394 sales in the first year

Social housing in high demand  

Pressure on social housing

Supporting Local Delivery Gold Standard 10 local challenges Corporate commitment Partnership Written advice No Second Night Out Housing pathways Suitable PRS offer Preventing mortgage repossessions Homelessness Strategy No 16/17 year old in B&B No families in B&B for more than 6 weeks

Innovation in Supporting Local Delivery

Supporting Local Delivery - Bed and Breakfast Challenge Fund

Local Housing Allowance caps Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy Welfare Reform Local Housing Allowance caps Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy Total Benefit Cap Localisation of Council Tax Support Proposed localisation of housing costs in supporting (recent changes to legal definitions of SEA) 17

Budget deficit

Housing Benefit costs