1. Understanding homelessness under the new political regime: What comes next?
Welcome everyone to the conference
Thursday 16th July, 9.00am – 4.30pm
Northumbria University Business School
City Campus East, Newcastle

2. Youth Homeless North East
YHNE is an independent, action driven community of young people, strategists, commissioners and providers of youth homeless services that is managed by Centrepoint. Our vision is that ‘No young person should be homeless’ We aim to: Prevent, tackle and resolve homelessness experienced by young people aged 16 – 25 years old in the North East through; Influencing policy and strategy • Providing a voice for young people • Promoting innovation and best practice • Campaigning to end youth homelessness
No need to go through the whole slide this is really to introduce the two hosts

3. North East Homelessness Think Tank
NEHTT; a regional group, comprising academics, researchers and policy officers from Centrepoint - Youth Homeless North East (YHNE), Homeless Link, Shelter, Barnardo’s, Changing Lives, the Northern Housing Consortium, the IPPR North, Oasis Aquila and Northumbria University, as well as independent specialists. NEHTT is committed to raising the profile of the issues surrounding homelessness in the North East, and beyond, by utilising the collective knowledge, networks and resources of its members. It aims to inform and influence policies affecting homeless client groups through research, campaigning and other collaborative activities.
As with the previous slide to introduce hosts

4. NEHTT Charter: Actions for the current Government
To provide sufficient and appropriate housing with adequate support services will be provided for vulnerable people across the North East, making access to a settled home and the provision of social housing a priority.
Retain Housing Benefit for under-25s.
Make it compulsory to find settled accommodation for offenders leaving prison or who are homeless within the community.
To ensure all Houses in Multiple Occupation and B&BS which cater for homeless people are inspected on a 6 monthly basis, and provide a safe environment and good quality facilities to meet the basic needs of all residents.
To improve the statutory definition of homelessness by ensuring that all forms of homelessness - rough sleeping, those in temporary accommodation and ‘sofa surfers’ - are recorded, requiring by law the measurement of single homelessness in England.
Before the election NEHTT sent out the Charter to all candidates for election and asked them to pledge their support for the 5 actions outlined here.
Pledges before election:
Ronnie Campbell - Blyth
Grahame Morris  - Easington
Mary Glindon – North Tyneside
Ian Lavery – Wansbeck
Support from:
Helen Goodman – Bishop Auckland
Chi Onwurah – Newcastle Central
Catherine McKinnell – Newcastle North (post-election and offer to be a champion)
Alex Cunningham – Stockton North (post-election)
The conference is built around the themes of these pledges.

5. Today
We will present research findings covering a range of themes under the broad umbrella of homelessness.
Provide the opportunity to discuss the key issues and challenges.
Begin to identify the way forward to end homelessness within the context of the new political regime.

6. Morning:
9.40 Presentations on the national and regional context, and a young peoples perspective
Discussion, followed by Q & A
Refreshment break
YHNE: Survey of youth homelessness in the NE
Workshops
Lunch
Afternoon:
NEHTT Research Sanctions; Is there an alternative
Workshops
Refreshment break
Offenders, HMO and B&B Table discussion
Panel
Summing up and close

7. Getting the messages out
Wifi:
Hashtags:
#Homelessness
#Whatnext
#Homelessnesswhatnext