1. 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

2. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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