1. Housing Sub Group May 10

2. Our Housing Group Who comes to the meetings? Who comes to the meetings? –Service user –Carer –Mencap –Connexions –Commissioning –CTPLD –Housing –Keyring –Choice

3. Housing Sub group - O ur aims Valuing People Now says people should have more choices about: Valuing People Now says people should have more choices about: –Where they live –Who they live with –The type of housing they live in –Who supports them

4. What is going well? Service users have been involved in monitoring Service users have been involved in monitoring People are being referred to the Social Welfare Panel People are being referred to the Social Welfare Panel Using Person Centred Planning to make good housing and support plans Using Person Centred Planning to make good housing and support plans

5. What is going well? 137 people in supported living 137 people in supported living Sharers register has been set up Sharers register has been set up North West London Project North West London Project There are now 21 Adult Placement Carers There are now 21 Adult Placement Carers

6. What is going well? What is going well? New young people’s housing group. They are producing some accessible information New young people’s housing group. They are producing some accessible information Information for landlords Information for landlords

7. We have better links with other partners in Housing We have better links with other partners in Housing Ealing Council will have a new lettings agency Ealing Council will have a new lettings agency We are working with housing to tell them about the needs of people with learning disabilities so they can be included in their plans We are working with housing to tell them about the needs of people with learning disabilities so they can be included in their plans What is going well?

8. What are the challenges? Housing is complicated! Housing is complicated! Working together with different departments Working together with different departments Making information accessible Making information accessible

9. What are the challenges? Not enough social housing Not enough social housing Shared ownership Shared ownership Private renting Private renting Accessible housing Accessible housing

10. Next Steps Completing accessible information on housing Completing accessible information on housing Assistive technology Assistive technology Different types of support Different types of support Training for staff in the new lettings agency Training for staff in the new lettings agency

11. Next steps Explore private renting Explore private renting Get more people on the sharers register Get more people on the sharers register More people in supported living More people in supported living Increase shared ownership Increase shared ownership

12. Next steps Move on quota Move on quota LD housing panel LD housing panel Personalisation Personalisation Quality checkers network Quality checkers network

13. Any Questions?