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Housing Justice Conference Night Shelters: Now is the Time The Local Authority/Sub Regional Perspective Margaret Williams East London Housing Partnership East London Housing Partnership • Barking and Dagenham • City of London • Hackney • Havering • Newham • Redbridge • Tower hamlets • Waltham Forest • Registered Providers • Non statutory sector Growing Needs and Shrinking Budgets • In the year to 31st March 2013 rough sleeping in the East London sub region rose by 20% * • 2011/12 • 2012/13 822 1022 (683 new) Figure for whole of London for the same period was 6959 *People seen sleeping rough in the east sub region Meeting Local Needs • • • • Local authority provision Charity/voluntary sector Faith groups Community groups Winter provision 2012/13 • Faith groups access to range of accommodation • Base of volunteers • Extended provision available for longer • Local organisations and faith groups provided 57% of total bed nights in London East Sub Region Position • ELHP Rough Sleeping Strategy • Local authority rough sleeping strategies • East London Delivery Board • Partnership working on coordination of winter provision modelling good practice What Works • • • • • • • • • • Collaboration before projects are set up/opened Agreed protocols and processes Consistent service offer message Joint training Signposting to local authority for assessment Working in partnership with other services – MH/D&A/DV/GPs Non discriminatory services Sharing information and best practice Sharing language services/staff Reconnection ESHP Partnership Example • Partnership of 8 local authorities and 6 non statutory services • Working together for 2½ years • Agreed goals • Round table meetings • Solutions focused • Regular contact between meetings • Respecting areas of expertise • Attending each others meetings • Joint presentations to raise awareness • Service user input • Took time to get here….. Questions? Margaret Williams East London Housing Partnership [email protected] 020 8227 5031 www.elhp.org.uk