move young people on. JS to lead on a meeting early in the new year to scope this to feed into KHOG meeting in March 2018. Early 2018 JS Set up meeting. Supported Housing Funding deadline is 23 January for formal supported housing – consultation including Extra Care. MBC are responding to this consultation and will ASAP HG Share response share with Group. HG had a discussion with DCLG for funding to go back to the Districts and Boroughs rather than Kent. T&M BC will also be responding. Need to make a case to DCLG that funding should go to Boroughs and Districts who will strategically work together with KCC need to do a joint response. HG suggested – doing an initial response (Kent wide) to show that we can work together on specific issues and solidarity with partners. WKHA will also be responding to the consultation short term and longer term – supported housing requires a response. HG to lead on this to get a meeting together. ASAP HG Arrange meeting MG has not been to any homeless commissioning groups JL has and has some – concerns that young people with no statutory duty will fall through the net because there are insufficient places for them. SC emailed Mel A regarding Code of Guidance section on hostels and supported housing specifying that young persons and families should not be accommodated next to other homeless persons. Deadline tomorrow for key questions and suggestions for better working practices could suggests joint – working for homeless prevention/floating support as there is duplication. Medway has brought floating support in house MG feels this is a better way of working, – embedding this service in homelessness teams. MG highlighted that KSAS application does not give an option outside of commissioned services. MG needs to raise this with KCC. ASAP MG Raise with KCC Reciprocals MG has had an issue with MBC regarding this. Dartford BC does a lot – of reciprocals (even with Bexley!). Issues around if person is homeless and whether or not authority is stock holding. SC more difficult when a HA has their own – allocations policy which might be more stringent than LA policy. Also issues around which Band LAs place applicants in. Need to revisit this policy especially due to provisions of Homeless Reduction Act. Needs to be progressed by Kent Homechoice
move young people on. JS to lead on a meeting early in the new year to scope this to feed into KHOG meeting in March 2018. Supported Housing Funding – deadline is 23 January for formal supported housing consultation including Extra Care. MBC are responding to this consultation and will share with Group. HG had a discussion with DCLG for funding to go back to the Districts and Boroughs rather than Kent. T&M BC will also be responding. Need to make a case to DCLG that funding should go to Boroughs and Districts who will strategically work together with KCC – need to do a joint response. HG suggested doing an initial response (Kent wide) to show that we can work together on specific issues and solidarity with partners. WKHA will also be responding to the consultation – short term and longer term supported housing requires a response. HG to lead on this to get a meeting together. MG has not been to any homeless commissioning groups – JL has and has some concerns that young people with no statutory duty will fall through the net because there are insufficient places for them. SC emailed Mel A regarding Code of Guidance section on hostels and supported housing specifying that young persons and families should not be accommodated next to other homeless persons. Deadline tomorrow for key questions and suggestions for better working practices – could suggests joint working for homeless prevention/floating support as there is duplication. Medway has brought floating support in house – MG feels this is a better way of working, embedding this service in homelessness teams. MG highlighted that KSAS application does not give an option outside of commissioned services. MG needs to raise this with KCC. Reciprocals – MG has had an issue with MBC regarding this. Dartford BC does a lot of reciprocals (even with Bexley!). Issues around if person is homeless and whether or not authority is stock holding. SC – more difficult when a HA has their own allocations policy which might be more stringent than LA policy. Also issues around which Band LAs place applicants in. Need to revisit this policy especially due to provisions of Homeless Reduction Act. Needs to be progressed by Kent Homechoice Early 2018 ASAP ASAP ASAP JS HG HG MG Set up meeting. Share response Arrange meeting Raise with KCC