{"id":1637,"date":"2022-07-08T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T12:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/impact\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2022-07-08T13:55:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T12:55:04","slug":"young-peoples-supported-accommodation-08-07-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/impact\/young-peoples-supported-accommodation-08-07-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Peoples Supported Accommodation &#8211; July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Corporate\/Efatx2OrgKBMpEuMeqg_lbcBNgv6RHVX5lQCVPM14wEMEg?e=XWcDg1\" rel=\"noopener\"> Impact assessment for recommissioning of young people&#8217;s supported accommodation &#8211; July 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The service under review is the recommissioning of supported accommodation services for 16\/17 year olds at risk of homelessness and care<br \/>\nexperienced young people age 18-25. This currently happens through a block contract split into two lots:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lot 1<\/strong> \u2013 accommodation-based support. This service is for young people at risk of homelessness who do not have access to other accommodation,<br \/>\nand makes up the majority of the contract (90% of contracted hours). There are 5 providers on the block contract, who between them offer up to<br \/>\n945 support hours per week to Devon young people. Support includes help to access employment, education and training, to develop<br \/>\nindependent living skills and support to develop skills to maintain and manage a tenancy and to access move-on accommodation. Although the<br \/>\ncontract is for the support hours and does not directly fund the accommodation, access to accommodation is a key qualifying criteria for a<br \/>\nprovider to be successful for this contract, with a requirement to have access to one bed in suitable accommodation for every 6.3 weekly support<br \/>\nhours offered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lot 2<\/strong> \u2013 floating support for prevention. This service is for young people who are already accessing accommodation via other means, but where<br \/>\nthere is a risk of this accommodation breaking down. This includes young people at home or in independent accommodation who need support to<br \/>\nmaintain this arrangement, and young people in temporary accommodation who require support to address issues that may otherwise lead to<br \/>\nthem losing this temporary accommodation.<br \/>\nThe current contract (Homelessness Prevention, Housing and Support into Adulthood for 16\/17 year olds and care leavers) is due to end on the 31st<br \/>\nMarch 2023. This impact assessment looks at retendering of the service, and any changes proposed as part of the retendering.<br \/>\nAccess to supported accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness or transitioning out of care helps DCC to meet our statutory duties<br \/>\nto 16\/17 year olds and care leavers. It also supports priorities for care leavers under Devon\u2019s, A Place Called Home is the Devon Sufficiency Strategy<br \/>\nand our duties as corporate parents for children and young people in our care as outlined in Devon\u2019s Corporate Parenting Strategy,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact assessment for recommissioning of young people&#8217;s supported accommodation &#8211; July 2022. The service under review is the recommissioning of supported accommodation services for 16\/17 year olds at risk of homelessness and care experienced young people age 18-25. This currently happens through a block contract split into two lots: Lot 1 \u2013 accommodation-based support. 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