Moving MoveOn Forward

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Moving Move-On Forward

• RHS VPIG Conference 22nd November 2007
• Mark Beard, Futures at Knightstone and Antony
  Wilsdon, Dorset Supporting People.

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Workshop Objectives

• Remind ourselves of recommendations arising from
  VPIGs move-on research
• Allow VPIG to be accountable for progress to date
  in implementing recommendations
• Discuss how all stakeholders might be helped
  toward further action on move-on
• Seek input to further VPIG work
• How Floating Support might further aid move on
• The impact of changing access routes to housing

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Move-on Research RecommendationsTheme 1.
Strategic Approach

• SP commissioning bodies to broker development of
  overarching move-on strategies
• SW RIG to develop common move-on needs mapping
  model
• Regional agencies to monitor delivery of
  strategies.
• SW RIG/VPIG to commission work to demonstrate
  benefits from move-on

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Move-on Research RecommendationsTheme 2.
Housing supply

• RHAG/HC to ring fence part of regional housing
  pot to general needs move-on
• In line with local strategy
• Range of unit types needed (e.g. 1b, shared)
• Regional agencies to press for move-on specific
  indicators/targets to size regional housing pot,
  inform LAAs

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Move-on Research RecommendationsTheme 3. Access
to supply

• Housing Districts to adopt common needs
  assessments, eligibility criteria, allocations
  systems which prioritise access to move-on.
• LAs to consider issues for vulnerable people
  moving on when developing CBL
• RHAG/HC (with LAs SP CBs) to review basis for
  8 target - apply within move-on strategy at SP
  AA level

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Move-on Research Recommendations Theme 4
Resettlement, support planning, floating support

• SP CBs contracts for short term services to
  require move-on plan in place (linking to
  overarching strategy)
• SW RIG to develop common model for individual
  client needs assessment as basis for local
  move-on audit
• Housing/support providers to join up support,
  care, behavioural and resettlement aspects of
  services through support planning

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Move-on Research Recommendations Theme 5
Financial barriers

• Range of practical solutions needed within
  strategy e.g. discretionary/fast track HB,
  streamlining community care grant applications,
  incentivising private sector
• Role for regional agencies to identify systemic
  barriers and solutions and take these up with
  Government
• Strategies to include performance measurement to
  demonstrate benefits accruing from move-on

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Move-on Research Recommendations Theme 6 Client
related barriers

• Housing/support providers (with commissioners) to
  develop accredited tenancy training, education,
  employment schemes to prepare service users,
  incentivise landlords
• Local shared protocols between housing/support
  agencies to positively address client barriers
• Clients to be supported to control their own
  move-on planning (and contribute to strategy)

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Move-on Research Recommendations Theme 7 Staff
related barriers

• Commissioners to work with move-on strategy
  partners to ensure consistent, cross agency
  training e.g. allocations, homelessness,
  interviewing skills and client specific needs

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Move-on Research Recommendations Theme 8 Design
of services

• SP CBs to consider scope for re-modelling,
  re-configuring services to design out some of
  the move-on blockage
• Include a range of accommodation (and tenures) to
  meet different client groups/aspirations e.g.
  self contained flats, shared house, extra care
  housing, short term housing for young people

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Progress to date

• Dedicated VPIG discussion event (May 07)
• Widespread distribution of research
  recommendations
• Full discussion at all regional Provider and
  Commissioner Forums
• Dialogue with RHS Homelessness Group
• Influential input to Housing Corporation capital
  bids prospectus
• Two pilot sites agreed North Somerset and Dorset
  County
• Planned further research and support

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Groupwork 1

• In stakeholder groups (e.g. Support Providers,
  Service Users, Housing Auths)
• Flipchart things that would help you to actively
  contribute to implementing the research (as part
  of a pilot) 10 minutes
• Be ready to quickly feedback the two most
  important things 10 minutes

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Groupwork 2

• Choose to join a group about Floating Support or
  one about access routes
• Flip chart ways in which FS (or access routes)
  can/ do assist with move on 10 minutes
• Flip chart ways in which FS (or access routes)
  can/ do hinder successful move on 10 minutes
• Be ready to quickly feedback your one most
  important positive and negative 10 minutes

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Workshop Objectives

• Remind ourselves of recommendations arising from
  VPIGs move-on research
• Allow VPIG to be accountable for progress to date
  in implementing recommendations
• Discuss how all stakeholders might be helped
  toward further action on move-on
• Seek input to further VPIG work
• How Floating Support might further aid move on
• The impact of changing access routes to housing