ACCOMMODATION-BASED HOUSING- RELATED SUPPORT SERVICE SPLIT INTO 2 LOTS

Accommodation-based housing related support services provides crucial help to some of the most vulnerable people in society. It can have an enormous positive impact on an individual's quality of life: from their physical and mental health to their engagement with the community.

Good quality services and accommodation is vital: providing a safe, stable and supportive place to live can be the key to unlocking better outcomes for vulnerable people, from tackling poverty and disadvantage to managing crises, rehabilitation or maintaining people's independence.

Additional information: The key objective of the services is to break the cycle of homelessness and facilitate access to support services that improve outcomes for priority residents. Benefits of the services will include:

• Prevention of higher cost alternative services for emergency accommodation.
• Compliance against legislation whilst offering best value.
• Reduction in the number of evictions due to rent arrears and / or anti-social behaviour through support

services.

• Increase in ability for people to be responsible tenants, free from intervention from other agencies.
• Increase in ability for people to manage their income and expenditure without an increase in debt.
• Reduction in value of debts.
• Improved partnership working between the Council, the provider and partnership agencies.

The benefits of providing accommodation-based support to people with complex needs extend to the wider system, including emergency health interventions, police and custodial cost, and anti-social behaviour impacts to the local community.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No