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ROUGH SLEEPING IN WEST LONDON Lead Housing Members Meeting 16.11.10 Ieuan ap Rees West London Homelessness Coordinator

ROUGH SLEEPING IN WEST LONDON Lead Housing Members Meeting 16.11.10 Ieuan ap Rees West London Homelessness Coordinator. Verified rough sleepers. 2009/10 - 507 people 74% new (60% London) Total varies from 6 in Harrow to 138 in K&C % new varies from 46 (K&C) to 91(Brent)

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ROUGH SLEEPING IN WEST LONDON Lead Housing Members Meeting 16.11.10 Ieuan ap Rees West London Homelessness Coordinator

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  1. ROUGH SLEEPING IN WEST LONDON Lead Housing Members Meeting 16.11.10 Ieuan ap Rees West London Homelessness Coordinator

  2. Verified rough sleepers • 2009/10 - 507 people • 74% new (60% London) • Total varies from 6 in Harrow to 138 in K&C • % new varies from 46 (K&C) to 91(Brent) • 29% white (other) - up from 17% in 08-09 • 63% white (75% for London) • 87% male

  3. Background & support needs • Overall lower numbers & fewer support needs than rest of London • Fewer from armed forces, care or prison • Brent audit showed 80% registered with GP & 43% dentist but still 33% had ambulance call out and hospital admission in last 6 months – similar to other pilots • Main issues injuries / breathing • High levels of smoking, alcohol and drug use • 69% mental health concerns

  4. PrOMPT Survey I • 54 rough sleepers & ex-rough sleepers interviewed • 59% last settled home outside borough and 44% outside sub-region • Majority had last settled home more than 2 years ago • Main Causes - relationship breakdown, loss of job, alcohol & drug abuse • Housing Departments underused & found & & unhelpful

  5. PrOMPT Survey II • 40% straight to rough sleeping • 60% slept rough for > a year • Main reasons people stayed in WL while sleeping rough - familiarity, friends & feeling safe • 23% aware of services available before coming • Only 9% came expecting job opportunities • Day centres & outreach well used, trusted and perceived as the biggest factor in ending rough sleeping • More assistance needed with housing advice, alcohol/drugs reduction and employment/training

  6. Overview of Services • Concentration in K&C / H&F i.e. 8 out of 10 day centres • Hostels /supported housing 1600+ bed spaces – reducing / un-ring fencing of SP budgets & pressing priorities for adult social care • Outreach – 4 boroughs have own outreach + Heathrow + Street Rescue • Different multi-agency approaches • West London Reconnect

  7. Action Plan I • Conference in June • Coordinated Street Count / Estimate (Nov.24) • cross-borough access to specialised services e.g. Pound Lane • No Recourse to Public Funds - West London Reconnect • Hospital discharge form

  8. Action Plan II • Access to PRS – Letstart, CRISIS Programme • London Reconnections Protocol • Outreach – Retain Street Rescue (LC Grants Review) • Enforcement – Roll out Brent UKBA Pilot • No Second Night Out Pilot / Assessment Beds

  9. Issues • How to stop the flow (NSNO) • Migration – end of transitional arrangements for A8 nationals (April 2011) • Imbalance between boroughs • Reducing resources • Enforcement • Personalisation

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