1. Government approaches to preventing homelessness
Alice Bradley, Homelessness and Support

2. Homelessness
Homelessness ‘acceptances’ – 53,450 in 2012/13 – up 6% on 2011/12
Temporary accommodation

3. Bed and Breakfast

4. Rough sleeping Rough sleeper count up 6% in 2012
Source: CHAIN – Street to Home Report 2012/13

5. Legislation (Localism Act) Supply Supporting Local Delivery
Government Approach
Focused on ….
Funding
Legislation (Localism Act)
Supply
Supporting Local Delivery
Strong push on ….
Innovation
Cross Government Working
Youth Homelessness

6. Funding
Invested £470m over 4 years (2011/12 – 2014/15) to help LAs tackle homelessness including:
£20m homelessness transition fund – to support NSNO
£20m to ensure single homeless get good housing advice
£20m preventing repossessions fund
£5m boost to homelessness change programme
£5m SIB
2015/16 Spending Round
£40m hostels investment programme (DH)
Fair Chance Fund (SIBS)
Ministers considering a range of possibilities for further funding in 15/16

7. Legislation Localism Act 2011
Legislative changes
New power - greater use of PRS
Right to Review
Suitability Order
PRS ‘standards’
Location (extends into all TA) .

8. PRS Offer
Use still fairly modest …
But stay in TA starting to drop ….

9. The Housing Strategy
Supporting demand
- recognition of aspiration of home ownership
- Increasing demand for rented homes
Removing barriers to supply across all tenures
Long term housing market reform – systemic issues like planning

10. Getting Britain Building again
Residential units granted planning permission
35% increase in planning approvals for new homes in the last year.
But household growth still out-stripping supply

11. Helping people get a home of their own
Help to Buy is stimulating demand and improving confidence
Over 30,000 reservations to date and 19,394 sales in the first year

12. Social housing in high demand

13. Pressure on social housing

14. Supporting Local Delivery Gold Standard
10 local challenges
Corporate commitment
Partnership
Written advice
No Second Night Out
Housing pathways
Suitable PRS offer
Preventing mortgage repossessions
Homelessness Strategy
No 16/17 year old in B&B
No families in B&B for more than 6 weeks

15. Innovation in Supporting Local Delivery

16. Supporting Local Delivery - Bed and Breakfast Challenge Fund

17. Local Housing Allowance caps Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy
Welfare Reform
Local Housing Allowance caps
Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy
Total Benefit Cap
Localisation of Council Tax Support
Proposed localisation of housing costs in supporting (recent changes to legal definitions of SEA) 17

18. Budget deficit

19. Housing Benefit costs