Using social value to inform community investment decisions Jayne Entwistle Head of Social Investment Thursday 21 st January 2016

Great Places Housing Group – About Us Over 18, 000 homes, covering 37 LA areas Operating across the North West and Yorkshire General Needs and Older People/Supported Housing Mission, Vision and Values 6 regional areas – large geography Central and regional support Social Investment Strategy Sustainable Neighbourhoods

Definition of sustainability Sustainability is determined by three things: Access to services; The quality of life in the neighbourhood; The ability to improve the life chances of our tenants and their families.

Challenges Welfare Reform and wider Public Sector Reform 1% cut/RTB Emerging investment issues Defining local, regional and corporate priorities Realignment/reduction of resource External landscape

Priority Neighbourhoods Knutsford, Cheshire Northmoor, Manchester Seedley and Langworthy, Salford Coppice, Oldham Claremont, Blackpool Wybourn, Sheffield

Social Investment Strategy Based on key principles –Customer first approach –Trusted Partners –Targeted and Universal offer –Dependency to independence –Maximising social value through procurement –Being a responsible commissioner –Protecting our asset base –Place and people approach

Social Investment Strategy 3 priority themes –Employment and Skills –Connecting Communities –Health

Social Investment Strategy Great Support Group/Board Members Measuring and understanding the impact of Social Investment Targets and Outcomes – Critical Success Factor

‘’ Measure what you value…….or you will only value what you measure’’ Thank you – Any questions?