Aim 3: To prevent homelessness and reduce the harm caused by it. Action Resources Milestones or targets Progress 17. Maintain commitment to the SDC, Home Choice Plus 1. Assess (by December 2016) the impact of recent changes to Not achieved Home Choice Plus (housing Partnership, District the Home Choice Plus Allocation Policy and determine if any waiting list) partnership and Housing Forum. further action is required. keep the operation and impact of the Allocations Policy under Revised target: June 2017. review to identify any necessary improvements. 18. Continue to deliver a SDC, District Housing Report (by December 2015 and then annually) on the Not achieved successful housing options Forum, housing success of homelessness prevention activities. 2016/17 service to prevent associations, NHS. Revised target: July 2017 and then annually. homelessness for all types of households. Review (by November 2016 and then biennially) the range of Not achieved homelessness prevention activities and identify any necessary changes. Revised target: October 2017 and then biennially. Review (by January 2017) the Tenancy Strategy. Achieved (Feb. 2017) Develop with health (by April 2017) a hospital discharge protocol to enable planned moves for people with mental ill Red health who may be homeless on discharge. Revised target: February 2018. Complete (by June 2017) a review of local homelessness Green services that takes account of housing related support, and agree any necessary changes.
Aim 3: To prevent homelessness and reduce the harm caused by it. Action Resources Milestones or targets Progress 17. Maintain commitment to the Home Choice Plus (housing waiting list) partnership and keep the operation and impact of the Allocations Policy under review to identify any necessary improvements. SDC, Home Choice Plus Partnership, District Housing Forum. 1. Assess (by December 2016) the impact of recent changes to the Home Choice Plus Allocation Policy and determine if any further action is required. Revised target: June 2017. Not achieved 18. Continue to deliver a successful housing options service to prevent homelessness for all types of households. SDC, District Housing Forum, housing associations, NHS. Report (by December 2015 and then annually) on the success of homelessness prevention activities. Revised target: July 2017 and then annually. Review (by November 2016 and then biennially) the range of homelessness prevention activities and identify any necessary changes. Revised target: October 2017 and then biennially. Review (by January 2017) the Tenancy Strategy. Develop with health (by April 2017) a hospital discharge protocol to enable planned moves for people with mental ill health who may be homeless on discharge. Revised target: February 2018. Complete (by June 2017) a review of local homelessness services that takes account of housing related support, and agree any necessary changes. Not achieved 2016/17 Not achieved Achieved (Feb. 2017) Red Green
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