1. European Commission MPHASIS Mutual Progress on Homelessness through Advancing and Strengthening Information Systems HOMELESSNESS MONITORING INFORMATION SYSTEMS Final Project Conference Paris 17 th September 2009

2. European Commission Purpose of Presentation  Measurement of Homelessness Report  How Mphasis progressed the Study  Mphasis  What the Project did - overview  Current and Emerging Issues  Policy issues affecting data collection  National Action Plans / Open Method of Coordination  Support for progressing Mphasis into the future

3. European Commission Purpose of Mphasis  Measuring Homelessness Report  ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_inclusion/docs/2007  Improve Capacity  National Authorities in data collection on homelessness  MPHASIS Approach  Mutual Learning / Practice Strand – National Meetings  Research Strand

4. European Commission Measuring Homelessness Study Recommendations (National level)  National Homelessness Information Strategy  In consultation with all relevant Ministries and stakeholders  Co-ordinating mechanism or agency for data collection on homelessness  Definition of living situations and homelessness  Standard core variables to be employed in data collection  Adopt a definition of services for homeless people  Establish and maintain a directory of services.

5. European Commission Measuring Homelessness Study Recommendations (National Level)  Funding for homeless service providers should:  require the provision of basic (anonymised) data on clients  provide funding to facilitate this as necessary  Strategy for collection of data from service provider client registration systems  Ensure added value of data collection for services and homeless people

6. European Commission Homeless Information Strategy Steps defined by the EU Study  Driven by Homeless Strategy  11 countries now have national strategies  Definition of homelessness  Survey shows most countries have used ETHOS  Review of Sources  Good Practice Sweden, Ireland  Mphasis meetings – stakeholders discussed  Administrative / Survey Data  Census Plans to count homeless in 2011  Research on Prison Discharge + homelessness

7. European Commission Homeless Information Strategy Steps defined by the EU Study  Service Provider Database  Methodology tested in Mphasis  Client Register Information  Pilot of LINK system in Sweden and Hungary  Data extraction from software - France  Core Variables Definition  8 variables and their definition evaluated  Eurostat Harmonisation of Social Variables

8. European Commission Homeless Policy Strategic Aims – Issues for Data Collection  Prevent Homelessness  Tackle the causes of Homelessness  Reduce the level of Homelessness  Reduce the negative effects on homeless people  Ensure formerly homeless people can sustain permanent independent housing

9. European Commission Homeless Policy Strategic Aims – Issues for Data Collection  Indicators  Monitor Targets (eviction, time in temporary hostels)  Scale of Homelessness  Stock (point-in-time) data  Prevalence (period) data  Trends and Profile  Demographic (core variables)  Repeat homelessness (unique identifier)  Long-term homelessness  Sustainable Policies  Outcome measures

10. European Commission Simplified Homeless System

11. European Commission Strategic Aims – Prevention Issues for Data Collection  Precautionary Intervention  Youth Homelessness  Definition of youth - <18, <25  Leaving Institutional Care  Pre-Crisis Intervention  Prison Discharge  Housing situation 3 months prior  Eviction Prevention  Rent Arrears / Mortgage Re-possession  Prevention of Recurrence / Long-term  Repeat Homelessness  Long term Homeless

12. European Commission Strategic Aims – Sustainable Policy Issues for Data Collection  Coordination Issues  Reduce time in temporary accommodation  Client Identifiers / Data Protection  Provision / Services  Nature and Purpose of Supported Accommodation  Supported Living Initiative – Ireland / Finland  Outcome Measurement  Hard and Soft Measures  Client Record systems – Supporting People England

13. European Commission Recent EU Initiatives - Data  Census Regulations for 2011  Requirement to count the homeless  Opportunity for Baseline Data on rough sleeping  Social Services of General Interest  Quality measurement tools – Prometheus Project  Includes homelessness  Definition of Services – temporary accommodation  Definition – repeat and long-term homelessness  Indicators Sub-Group  Housing Indicators – overcrowding, deprivation

14. European Commission NAPs / OMC / 2010  OMC  Light Year on Homelessness 2009  Appetite for Mutual Learning needs to be fed  Eurostat – Harmonisation – Core Variables  Guidance on Data Protection / Anonymisation  NAPs  Homeless Strategies – include information strategy  Report Strategy for Counting Categories 1 – 3  European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010  Targeted Action  Consensus Conference

15. European Commission Mphasis Conference Outcome Statement  Workshop Sessions  Census  Client Recording Software Systems  Governance and Data Collection  Roundtable  Key Issues from the Workshops  Ten point Statement  Conference Report + Website  Report will be published on the website  Dundee / FEANTSA aim to maintain website post 2009

16. European Commission FINALLY ANALYSIS  StrengthsYES  WeaknessesToo many  OpportunitiesClearly AIM  Build on Opportunities  Ask “What Can I do?” THANKS  To all who have contributed to the project