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Delivering housing

Delivering housing Need to improve delivery Why do we get stuck ? Why can’t people move ? Where do you get help ? Who will answer my questions ?

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Delivering housing

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  1. Delivering housing • Need to improve delivery • Why do we get stuck ? • Why can’t people move ? • Where do you get help ? • Who will answer my questions ? • Who has got the range of expertise to answer my questions - on money, the law, good practice, changing rules, system faults, handy hints, changing services where to go for details ?

  2. Advisory service for the public • Important lead on housing for people with learning disabilities • Charitable • Membership of RSL & other providers • Aim for wider range of options - renting ownership, use of family resources etc. • Finding housing solutions for people • Networking and contacts

  3. Aims • Help people choose where and how they live • Give ideas about the range of possibilities • Making decisions better informed • Giving examples from other people's experience • Trying to turn ideas into reality • Deal with practical issues of delivery

  4. Activities • Free advice by telephone post and e mail • Detailed advice and assistance for a fee • Finding sources of help and information • Maintains a Website • Fact sheets, briefings and publications • Eg on finance, rights, benefits and law • Accessible Tenancy and Handbook • Conference and workshop events • Research to develop new opportunities

  5. Provider issues ? • PSA 16 – moving to ‘settled accommodation, not residential care • Finding housing for people • Working with housing partners • Tenancies, rents, benefits and money • Impact of Mental Capacity Act • Changing older services • Impact for providers of personalisation and self directed support

  6. 8 Ways To Get a Houseprocurement Social housing – existing RSL or Council Private sector & private sector leasing Social housing from capital programme Shared ownership Home ownership - use of Trust Family investment or staying put Buy to let Existing care homes

  7. Someone able to help • A Housing Broker ? • What do they do ? • Help with plan • Help doing it • Joined up assessments • What do they look like?

  8. Separating Housing + Care Housing commissioner (Homes and Communities Agency) Adult social care commissioner Grant funding and conditions Contract for care and support Service level agreement ? Care or support provider Housing provider Tenancy agreement Support agreement Resident

  9. Housing and support partners? • Accountability – who does what ? • Who mends the cooker or mows the lawn ? • Tenants want a pet or conservatory • Co-ordination of housing and support • Housing related support in support plan • Filling vacancies, liability for lost rent • Action in case of breach of tenancy • Help with moving on

  10. Could Housing Options help ? • With Housing Option Plans • Finding housing solutions • Training housing brokers • Problem solving, breakdown rescue • Linking housing and support providers • New ideas and answers to awkward questions

  11. Resources • Finding a Place to Live • My Home and Money – help to manage • Accessible Tenancy Agreement • DIY manual Your Place To Live • Video and Photocards which go with it • Full Housing Option Plan assessment • Housing Options factsheets and briefings • Tel 0845 4561497 • www.housingoptions.org.uk

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