Commissioning Homelessness Services Working with Opportunity Nottingham Thanks Jon / thanks to ON team for giving me the opportunity to say a few words today Intro and role – my job is to help prepare recommendations for the Council on how resources are used to meet a given area of interest or responsibility

Homelessness in all its forms is on the rise across the country statutory acceptances are up 44% (09/10 to 15/16) placements in temporary accommodation are up 52% (10/11 to 15/16) use of bed and breakfast is up 250% since 2009 rough sleeping is up 132% since 2010 Source: Crisis …and new responsibilities (Homelessness Reduction Act) and funding challenges for LAs

How have we worked together with ON? ON learning and info Direct participation in commissioning process Stakeholder workshops Contribution to open consultation process Working with people with lived experience Views from ON Expert Citizens Group Contribution of Beneficiary Ambassadors and Expert Citizens to stakeholder events Developing citizen-led requirements

What are we doing differently? Wider plan to tackle homelessness in Nottingham – in year and longer term: Support and focus prevention Increase supply of temporary accommodation Increasing the security of settled accommodation Winter measures to tackle rough sleeping £100k fund to bolster support throughout winter 2016/17 48 extra beds provided through partnership with homelessness sector

What are we doing differently? More recognition of complex needs Greater flexibility for introduction of Housing First approach Relationships / Psychologically Informed Environments (PIES) Focusing on what matters to people using services

Contact: More info: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk Search “Homelessness Commissioning”