supported housing employment compact training december 2009
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Supported Housing Employment Compact
Training December 2009
Why is the Compact being put in place?
Helping homeless people to increase their incomes by getting into work prevents homelessness for the long term
Raising incomes can also: - widen people’s housing choices- increase confidence and reduce isolation - improve mental health- reduce domestic violence and other forms of abuse - create safer and more stable communities
Costs of unemployment are felt by individuals, council tax payers, city council, and government
Unemployment in NewcastleNewcastle residents at end of 2008: 27.4% of people of working age were
economically inactive - 21.2% in the country as a whole
8.9% were unemployed - 5.7% across the whole country
Short term supported housing residents in 08-09: 44% job seekers 24% not looking for work 22% sick or disabled
Homelessness and worklessness
Unemployment rate has got much worse for homeless people over last 20 years:
Around 85% of single homeless not in work
In temp. accom: 65% homeless families, 57% under 18s out of work (2005 figures)
Six out of ten homeless people have low or no qualifications
Public Sector Agreements
PSA 16: to increase the proportion of socially excluded adults in settled accommodation and employment, education or training
Newcastle’s Local Area Agreement
National Indicator 152: To reduce the proportion of residents of
working age who are on out-of-work benefits to 14.9% by March 2011
Baseline is 16.3% in 2007
Newcastle’s Employability Action Plan 2008-2011
Priorities are: Engagement at all stages along the pathway
– priority groups are harder-to-reach groups (including homeless), young people, lone parents, people from BME groups, and people in Incapacity Benefit
Progression sustained Holistic 1-1 support
Places of Change programme Places of help to make changes: help
people to make the changes needed to be able to live independently
Physical changes: £8.5m investment in hostel redevelopment in the city
Changes in approach: Overcome barriers to housing and to work; and get involved in meaningful activities
Other drivers Welfare reform – people will need to be
able to demonstrate that they are moving towards work – or face reduced benefit
Adding value to the other work of supported housing providers in addressing worklessness
Building links with other agencies
Our aims
1. Developing clear progression pathways towards employment for supported housing (and social) residents:- engagement - training- education- employment
2. Same minimum level of help regardless of which landlord or support provider
Our aims
3. Ensure housing staff know how and where to refer residents to
4. Ensure opportunities offered within the housing sector are available to all
5. Be able to demonstrate the outcomes from the offer of help from housing providers
The client journey
ENGAGEMENT DIAGNOSTICS
Employer Involvement
EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES
JOB PLACEMENT RETENTION
Pre - engagement
Stability Phase
The offer for supported housing residents (homeless sector)
Ask all supported housing customers if they want help to get involved in education, training or employment
Use the Support Plan to help people to identify their goals, strength and weaknesses
Help people to overcome barriers to work, and to develop their skills, confidence, and motivation – and to get involved in meaningful activities
Make referrals to Newcastle Futures (or other services) Display information about access to employment and
skills provision Monitor outcomes – so we know if the approach is
helping
Our partners
Tackling worklessness: Newcastle Futures – employment support agency targeting most disadvantaged and hardest to reach, and strategic co-ordination role
Supporting people into independence: Supporting People – fulfilling government expectations
Supported housing providers JobCentre Plus and Connexions Welfare Rights Service
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