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Government considers introducing homelessness reduction boards
The government is considering setting up ‘homelessness reduction boards’ to take on responsibility for tackling homelessness.
A consultation published last week is seeking views on how local accountability of homelessness services could be improved across England.
It includes questions on the current structures in place to promote accountability and partnership working in homelessness services such as data-gathering.
The consultation document suggests that homelessness reduction boards “could play an important role in convening relevant local delivery partners, ensuring a strategic, joined-up approach to reducing homelessness in the area, and identifying and delivering the services and interventions that deliver their agreed objectives and outcomes”.
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In his foreword to the document, housing secretary James Brokenshire said: “This consultation looks at the landscape of local delivery of homelessness – a complicated mosaic of agencies and bodies with different priorities and varying levels of accountability.
“A complicated landscape, yes, but one that is absolutely critical to our efforts to tackle homelessness.
“This consultation poses some fundamental questions around where our collaborations are working, what more we can do, what is stopping us from doing it, how we can make better use of data and how we can improve accountability.”
The consultation will run until 16 May.
Homes for Cathy conference
Homes for Cathy is joining forces with Inside Housing and the Chartered Institute of Housing to deliver its second annual conference.
The conference will bring together sector leaders, practitioners and real examples of the work being done to end homelessness.
Homes for Cathy members will present and feed back on progress made in delivering the nine Homes for Cathy commitments.
Homes for Cathy is a group of housing associations formed in the Cathy Come Home era, that came together in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of Cathy Come Home and to highlight the continuing needs of homeless people.
The event takes place at 28 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS on 25 March from 9am until 5pm.
Speakers include:
Terrie Alafat CBE, chief executive, CIH
David Bogle, chief executive, Hightown Housing Association
Steve Douglas, chair, One Housing Group
Helen Evans, chief executive, Network Homes
Chris Hancock, head of housing, Crisis
Lord Kerslake, chair, Peabody
Tracey Lees, chief executive, Wandle
Michael Newey, chief executive, Broadlands
Jon Sparkes, chief executive, Crisis
Tony Stacey, chief executive, South Yorkshire Housing
Jeremy Swain, head of the rough sleeping initiative team, MHCLG
For more information about the event click here.
