1. North Lanarkshire Council Housing and Social Work Safe Play and Welfare of Children In Homeless Temporary Accommodation

2. Context Background  Funding Bid Allocated £10,000 Purpose  Significant Impact on Children Aim  To Minimise the impact of Homelessness on children in terms of Wellbeing Indicators and Protection

3. Changes/Improvements  Test of Change  Child Friendly Accommodation  Welcome Packs  Personal Interactive Toys and equipment, including books  Area to play and learn

4. Who is involved?  Child at centre  Parent or Guardian  Housing and Social Work  Learning and Leisure (schools and Nurseries)  Health  Why?  To consider impact and learning  Share information with Named Person and feed into Child’s Plan

5. Data! Data! Data!  Current number of families within temporary accommodation ?  Evaluation Process to test the change  Report to EYC  Report to Senior Management Team within Housing Services (Public Protection Cig, Public Protection Practioner Group)  Continuous improvement

6. Next Steps  Continue test of change  Evaluate  Feed learning into Temporary Accommodation and Youth Homelessness Strategy  Look at other funding options to continue change  Consider projects for the benefit of children and families

7. “So What?”  SHANNARI  Family to feel valued  Child to feel safe  Looked after and settled  Attachment  Minimise impact of homelessness experience  Interaction between parent and child  Healthy  Included  Fun and learning

8. Investment of Resources  Time and Commitment  Housing Support with child at the centre  Safe and warm place to stay  Multi agency working  Improved communication for Child’s plan  Due to early intervention hope to reduce impacts across all sector in terms of duplication (family, resources and time)

9. For More Information Eleanor Hillcoat Tenancy Liaison Manager Housing and Social Work Services Quality and Performance Division 4 th Floor Dalzell Building Scott Street Motherwell (01698 274173) or Hillcoate@northlan.gcsx.gov.uk