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A Better Future for Rough Sleepers in EnfieldLocal Delivery Plan 2020

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THE REALITY OF LIFE AS A ROUGH SLEEPER

Ms Y is a Polish national who has been in the UK for over a decade. Ms Y first became known to our rough sleeping service in April 2019. She has suffered a history of domestic violence, is a chronic alcoholic and has been manipulated by men on many occasions. We arranged for Ms Y to stay with her sister in Islington. However, in November 2019 we became aware that Ms Y had been hospitalised following a further incident of domestic violence. Our Rough Sleeper Navigator visited Ms Y in hospital, and we arranged for her to stay in a Shelter run by Solace. Ms Y was asked to leave the Shelter after she allowed her abusers to know where she was staying.

Ms Y returned to rough sleeping, but following intervention from the Rough Sleeper Service, Ms Y was persuaded to move into the Edmonton Travelodge on 23 April 2020. Following work with her support worker and partner agencies, Ms Y was granted EU settled status. She now has recourse to public funds and therefore access to housing.

Ms Y does not meet the threshold for assistance from social services. However, she requires stable accommodation and intensive support to ensure that she does not return to rough sleeping, including addressing entrenched issues regarding self-worth and her choices regarding health and accommodation.

Mr X is a gentleman in his late forties who came to the UK from Ireland around 20 years ago. He states that he worked in the music industry until his heroin addiction prevented him from working. His addiction resulted in a chaotic lifestyle, and he has struggled to engage with services, keep appointments and follow advice given.

Mr X became known to the Rough Sleeper services in London in 2017. He was found rough sleeping in Enfield in March 2020 after being released from prison. Following his release from prison, he was hospitalised and diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, PTSD and high blood pressure. He needs to inject Insulin four times a day and due to his alcoholism, Mr X struggles to take his medication regularly and is in denial about his alcohol and drug use. Mr X has been prescribed Subutex but uses on top. Mr X is struggling to cope with life at the moment, and his health and addiction problems are compounded by a relationship beak down with his ex- partner.

After being found rough sleeping, Mr X was housed in the Enfield Winter Shelter and then rehoused into the Edmonton Travelodge following the closure of the Winter Shelter due to COVID-19 guidance on social distancing. Staff in the Travelodge, along with Rough Sleeper Support Officers, have given Mr X ongoing support. He has been linked in with “Enable” substance misuse service but requires regular encouragement to engage.

Ms X does not meet the threshold for assistance from social services. However, he requires stable accommodation to get his life back on track. He requires intensive support, including substance misuse services, emotional support and help to care for himself such in terms of personal care and sourcing/cooking food. Mr X will require a support worker to help coordinate the services he is linked into, and to contact him regularly to ensure he is engaging with these services.

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1. CONTENTS

2. ProfileofroughsleepinginEnfield 5-6

3 COVID-19timeline 7-8

4 Emergencyaccommodationprovision 9

5 Ourstrategyandlocaldeliveryplan 10

6 Principles 11

7 AimsandobjectivesoftheEnfieldcommitment 12

8 LocalDeliveryPlan-atruepartnershipapproach 13

9 Wherearewenowandthekeychallengesweface 14

10 TheHousingAdvisoryServicemodelfordelivery 15

11 Moveonaccommodationprovision 16-20

12 Supportneedsforroughsleepersinemergencyaccommodation 21

13 Wraparoundsupportavailable 22-24

14 Whatisthecostofthisprovision? 25

15 GovernanceandcontributorstoLocalDeliveryPlan 26


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2. PROFILE OF ROUGH SLEEPING INENFIELD

2.1 Impact of rough sleeping: Roughsleepingisakeyfactorinhealthinequality.

Bringingroughsleepersintoaccommodationhasamajorimpactontheirqualityoflifeandlifeexpectancy.


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2.2 Pre COVID-19:Onthenightof28November2018,Enfield’sRoughSleepercountreported78roughsleepersbeddeddownonthestreetsofEnfield.ThiswasthefourthhighestnumberofroughsleepersinLondonandtheseventhhighestnumberinEngland.Inresponsetothischallenge,EnfieldbidforfundingfromtheMHCLGandtheGLAinordertosetupanewRoughSleeperServicewiththeaimofendingroughsleepinginEnfield.In2019/20,wesecuredalmost£500kinfunding.Wesetupanewteam,includingaRoughSleeperCoordinator,aRoughSleeperNavigator,twoOutreachWorkersandthreeemergencybedspacesforroughsleepers.Inaddition,wesetupasuccessful22bedWinterNightShelterandsecured20additionalemergencybedspacesduringthewintermonths.

2.3 During2019/20wehousedmorethan150roughsleepers(withsupport)foundbeddeddowninEnfield.On27November2019Enfield’sRoughSleepercountreported24roughsleepersbeddeddownonthestreetsofEnfield–thesecondhighestdecreaseinroughsleepinginLondon.

2.4 Currently,weestimatethatwehaveapproximately17roughsleepersbeddeddownonanyonenight.Thesearepredominatelyentrenchedroughsleeperswhohaverefusedoffersofaccommodationandsupport.

2.5 BythestartofMarch2020,Enfieldhadputinplaceambitiousplanstoachievethegoal,setoutinourPreventingHomelessnessandRoughSleepingStrategy2020-2025,toendroughsleepinginEnfield.Todate,wehavesecuredover£900kinfundingtobuilduponourprevioussuccess.Wearedevelopingnewinitiativessuchasa24/7year-roundSomewhereSafetoStayHub,15-20HousingFirstmodelunitsforentrenchedroughsleeperswithhighsupportneeds,andaresettlementworkertosupportroughsleepersintolonger-termaccommodation.


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3. COVID-19 TIMELINE

3.1 InMarch2020,theGovernmentputplansinplacetoprotectLondon’sroughsleepersfollowingthelockdown.On27March,DameCaseywrotetolocalauthoritiesaskingthattheyhouseallroughsleepers,andthoseindormitorystyleshelters,bythefollowingweekend.StaffinEnfieldworkedextremelyhardtoachievethisgoalbyprocuringemergencyaccommodation,alongwithspecialistandwraparoundsupport,forallroughsleepers.WerehousedroughsleepersfromWinterSheltersintheBoroughintoself-containedaccommodationandofferedself-containedaccommodationtoallthosesleepingrough.Weworkedwithourpartnersinthethirdsector,theNHS,AdultSocialCareandPublicHealthtoprovidesupportservicestoallthosehousedsincelockdown.

3.2 Asof28May2020,Enfieldhadatotalof118roughsleepersinemergencyaccommodationintheBorough.Oftheroughsleepersinemergencyaccommodation,102werehousedpostlockdownand16werehousedpre-lockdown.Atotalof22wererehousedoutofourWinterShelterstheweekendfollowingtheGovernmentannouncementon27March.

3.3 Asof28May2020,wehadhoused80roughsleepersnewtoourstreets.Theseroughsleeperswerehelpedtoaccessouremergencyaccommodation,alongwithsupportfromOutreachWorkers.ThenumberofnewroughsleepersinEnfieldhasincreasedsincelockdown.Weareseeingaround1.5newroughsleepersaday.EvidencesuggeststhatasignificantproportionofthesenewroughsleepersareEuropeanEconomicArea(EEA)nationals,whowerepreviouslyworkingintheunregulatedemploymentsectoranddonotreceivewelfarebenefits.Provisionalinformationsuggeststhat,asemploymentopportunitieshavedriedupduetotheCOVID-19pandemic,moreindividualsfromthisgrouphavebeenforcedintoroughsleeping.Inaddition,wehaveseenanincreaseinsexworkerssleepingrough.WeareworkingwiththeSalvationArmyandtheCommunitySafetyTeamtoassistthisvulnerablegroupwithaccommodationandsupport.

3.4 WehavemadeanofferofaccommodationandsupporttoallexistingandnewroughsleepersfoundinEnfield.However,asmallgroupofaround17roughsleepersremainbeddeddowninEnfield.Theseareprimarilyentrenchedroughsleepers,livinginencampments,whohaverefusedoffersofaccommodationandsupportonmanyoccasions.Itremainsaprioritytocontinuetoengagewiththisgroup,andtocoordinatemulti-agencyplanstobringtheoccupantsoftheseencampmentsintoouraccommodationprovision.OngoingworkistakingplacewithourpartnersinMentalHealthServices,AdultSocialCare,thePolice,StrategicPropertyServices,Thamesreachandotherstotargettheseroughsleepers.

3.5 Inadditiontotheabove,approximately86singlepeopleandcouplesdeemednottobein“priorityneed”havebeenhousedinemergencyaccommodationafterapplyingashomelesstotheHousingAdviceandOptionsteamsincelockdown.DuetotheriskofCOVID-19infectiontoanyoneroughsleeping,andtheneedforallBoroughresidentstocomplywithGovernmentguidanceonself-isolation,EnfieldhasuseditsEmergencyHousingPolicytohouseanyonewhogenuinelydoesnothaveanywheretogoandisatriskofroughsleeping,regardlessofwhethertheyaredeemedtobe“inpriorityneed”underthehomelessnesslegislation.

3.6 Approximately90%ofroughsleepersarenowregisteredwithaGP.StaffintheEdmontonTravelodge,togetherwiththeRoughSleeperService,theNHSandPublicHealthareworkingtoensurethatallroughsleepersregisterwithaGP.


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28May2020

118 roughsleepersinemergency

accommodation-16prelockdown,

22 fromsheltersand80new

28May2020

1.5 newroughsleeperson

averageinEnfieldanight-majorityEEAnationalsnot

inreceiptofbenefits

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17 roughsleepersremainbeddeddowninEnfield- workon-goingtoreach

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86 singlesandcouples

deemed“priority”needplacedinemergencyaccommodationafter

applyingashomelessinadditiontothe

118roughsleepershoused

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registeredwithGP-goalisforalltoberegistered

Adult Social Care

27March:Councilsaskedtohouseallroughsleepersbyweekend.

Enfieldsecuresemergencyaccommodationandworkswithpartnersto

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4. EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATIONPROVISION

7April2020EdmontonTravelodge-Enfieldprocured

71roomstohouseroughsleepersandthose

atriskofroughsleeping

20roomsprovidedtoLondonBoroughofHaringey

Inaddition

68 roughsleepershousedinemergencyself-contained

accommodation

Since7April2020

74moreroughsleepershousedinthe

Travelodge

24 ofthe74 havenowbeenhousedinalternativeaccommodationthroughEnfield’ssustainablemoveonprogramme

4.1 On7April2020,EnfieldcommissionedtheEdmontonTravelodgeonathree-monthleaseandarrangedforon-sitestaffingsupporttohelpmeettheadditionaldemandforaccommodationandsupportforthosefoundroughsleepingandatriskofroughsleepingduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Enfieldprocured71roomstohouseroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleepingduringtheCOVID-19crisisandprovided20roomstoourpartnerintheNorthLondonHousingGroup,HaringeyCouncil,toassistwiththeiremergencyprovisionduringthecrisis.Since7April,Enfieldhashoused74roughsleepersintheEdmontonTravelodge.Ofthese,24havemovedoutintoalternativeaccommodation(includingalternativeemergencyaccommodationforroughsleeperswithno,orlowsupportneeds).OurcontractwiththeTravelodgerunsuntil31July2020.Inordertoavoida“cliffedge”situationonthisdate,wehaveleftopenthepossibilityofnegotiatinganextensionofthecontractonamonthbymonthbasis.IntheeventthattheTravelodgerequiresthehotelbackonthisdate,wewillprioritiselonger-termmoveonaccommodationforthisgroup,orfindalternativeemergencyaccommodationintheinterim.

4.2 Inadditiontotheabove,wehave68roughsleepershousedinemergencyself-containedaccommodation.Thisprovisionisacombinationofspotpurchasednightlypaidaccommodation,hotelsandvacantregenerationpropertiesrenovatedtoprovideemergencyaccommodation.


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5. OUR STRATEGY AND LOCALDELIVERY PLAN

5.1 EndingRoughSleepingandmakinghomelessnesssomethingthatisrare,briefandnon-recurringaretheambitionssetoutinourPreventingHomelessnessandRoughSleepingStrategy(2020-2025)whichwasagreedin2019.ThiswasanimportantpriorityforEnfieldthatweweregearinguptodeliverin-house.

5.2 WithCOVID-19weneededtoreprioritiseourfocustopreventunnecessarydeathsduringthispublichealthemergency.Ourprimaryobjectiveswereto:

• Focusonpeoplewithahistoryofroughsleeping,andthoseimminentlyatriskofroughsleeping,whowereonthestreetsorinemergencyaccommodationwhereitisdifficulttoself-isolateorsociallydistance,suchassheltersandassessmentcentres

• Makesurethatthesepeoplehadaccesstothefacilitiesthatenablethemtoadheretopublichealthguidanceonhygieneorisolation,includingen-suitefacilitiesandnosharedsleepingspaces–topreventandreduceinfection

• UtilisepowersandfundinginplaceasaresultoftheCOVID-19emergencytoassist,whereappropriate,thosewithnorecoursetopublicfunds(NRPF)whorequireshelterandotherformsofsupport

• ProvidesupporttothoseaccommodatedtobothenablethemtoremainprotectedfromCOVID-19,andtomeettheirwiderneeds.

5.3 Itisessentialthatweplan,alongwithourpartners,forthenextstagesoftheemergencyaslockdownisliftedand,potentially,socialisolationmeasuresareeased.Planningisalsoneededforpotentialfuturelockdowns.Weallhavearesponsibilitytoensurethatallroughsleepers,andthoseatriskofroughsleeping,continuetobeprotectedfromCOVID-19.Thisisa“onceinalifetime”opportunitytoresolveroughsleepinginEnfield,toworkwiththosehousedinemergencyaccommodationtofindlonger-term,settledaccommodation,andtofindmulti-agencysolutionsfortheentrenchedcohortofroughsleepersstillbeddeddowninEnfield.

5.4 ThisdeliveryplansetsoutthenextstepsthatEnfield,includinghousing,communitysafety,adultsocialcareandsafeguardingserviceswilltake,togetherwithourpartners,theGLA,theNHS,PublicHealthEnglandandtheCommunityPoliceService,tofindlonger-termaccommodationandsupportforallthoseplacedinemergencyaccommodationduringthecrisis.TheplanwillbeoverseenbytheRoughSleepersBoardthathasbeendevelopedforthispurpose.TheBoardconsistsoflocalpartnerswhohavearoleinendingroughsleepinginEnfield.DeliveryPlanoutcomeswillbemonitoredbytheBoard.


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6. PRINCIPLES

6.1 Enfield,alongwiththemajorityofotherLondonLocalAuthoritiesthroughtheHousingDirectorsGroup,theGLAandtheNHShaveagreedtotakeforwardapanLondonRoughSleepersStrategywiththefollowingprinciples:

• No-onewhohasbeenplacedinemergencyaccommodationinresponsetotheCOVID-19publichealthcrisisisaskedtoleavethatemergencyaccommodationwithoutanofferofsupporttoendtheirroughsleeping(the“InForGoodapproach”takeninLondonforroughsleepersinsevereweatheremergencyprovision)

• WewilllobbyforfundingtoensurethatthereiscapacityandcapabilitytodeliverandimplementInForGoodoffersofsupport

• ContinuedprotectionfromCOVID-19isprovidedforthosewhoneedit,usingacohortingapproachofcare,protectandprevent

• ResponsibilityissharedfairlyacrossLondonboroughs,andthatnonearedisproportionatelyimpactedasaresultofhostingroughsleepersfromoutsidetheirboroughsduringtheemergency

• TheLondon-wideapproachsupportsandcomplementstheeffortsofindividualboroughsandproviders,andviceversa

• Thereisanintegratedhousingapproachwithhealthandcaretosecureaccesstoservicesandcontinuityofcare

• Therolloutofaccommodationandsupporttothosehousedinemergencyaccommodationduringthecrisiswillbegradual,toavoida‘cliffedge’situationandintensepressureonservicesaslockdownislifted.


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7. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THEENFIELD COMMITMENT

7.1 Allroughsleeperswillhaveasupportplaninplaceassessingtheirneedsandwithnextstepsactions.Overall,weareseekingtodeliverthefollowing:

ON HOUSING OUTCOMES:

1. Settledandsustainablere-housingforthosewhohavealocalconnection2. MoveonaccommodationwithsupportforNRPFEEAnationalstoenablethemtosecure

benefits3. Information,adviceandguidanceforthoseNRPFwithoutleavetoremain,withemergency

accommodationduringthelifeofthepandemicinaccordancewithourlegalobligations4. Preventionandearlyinterventionsupportforthoseatriskorpotentiallyatthebeginningofa

roughsleepingjourney

ON HEALTH OUTCOMES:

1. AllroughsleeperstoberegisteredwithaGP2. Allroughsleeperstohaveasupportplanaddressinghealthconcernsandwithprevention

measuresforthosewithunderlyingconditionsorillhealthtopreventtheneedforcrisiscallstotheNHS

3. Residentswithaddictionstobereferredtospecialistserviceswithsupporttoenablethemtostickwithprogrammes

ON EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES:

1. %ofresidentssigningupforemploymentandtrainingsupportincludingfromourBeamoffer2. %ofworkreadyresidentsNRPFaccessingemployment

ON MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF THE COMMUNITY IN CONTRIBUTING TO ENDING ROUGH SLEEPING:

1. Numberofvolunteerorganisationsengagedwithroughsleepers


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8. LOCAL DELIVERY PLAN – A TRUEPARTNERSHIP APPROACH

Group Responsibility

Rough Sleeping Board Jointworkingwithotherservices,ourpartnersinthethirdsector,theNHS,andPublicHealthtoidentifytherisksandchallengesandseeksolutionstoensuretheeffectivedeliveryoftheLocalDeliveryPlan.

ToassistwithidentifyinganyadditionalresourcesrequiredtoachievetheplanandtofeedintoanycampaigntolobbytheGovernmentforadditionalresources.

Mayor’s Life Off the Streets taskforce (GLA, London Councils, MHCLG, boroughs and providers)

Toprovideexpertiseinshapingthedeliveryplansofthestrategy,tooverseetheseandevaluateandmonitorthestrategy’ssuccess.

North London Housing Partnership TofacilitateeffectivejointworkingbetweentheNorthLondonLAsandtodevelopajointregionalplantofindlongertermaccommodationandsupportforallthoseplacedinemergencyaccommodationduringthecrisis.

ToassistwithidentifyinganyadditionalresourcesrequiredtoachievetheplanandtofeedintoanycampaigntolobbytheGovernmentforadditionalresources.

Todeliver/continuesub-regionalinitiativessuchasNorthLondonHousingPartnership(NLHP)EEAHubandtheClearingHouse.

GLA TohelpfacilitateEnfield’slocaldeliveryplanbydevelopinginitiativesandprovisionatapan-Londonlevel.

Toprovidecontinuingstrategicdirection,includingthroughtheLifeofftheStreetstaskforceandhealthinequalitiesstrategy.

MHCLG TosupporttheimplementationofEnfield’sLocalDeliveryPlanthroughitsprogrammesandexpertroughsleepingadvisers.TheGovernment’sTaskforceonroughsleepingduringthepandemicandnextstepswillprovidesupportandoversight.

NHS TosupporttheimplementationofEnfield’sLocalDeliveryPlanthroughNHSprovisionandtheLondonCovidHomelessHealthDeliveryGroup.

Public Health TosupporttheimplementationofEnfield’sLocalDeliveryPlan.


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9. WHERE ARE WE NOW AND THEKEY CHALLENGES WE FACE

9.1 AsaresultoftheGovernmentcalltobringallroughsleepersinwehavehousedthefollowingroughsleepersinemergencyaccommodation,eitherattheEdmontonTravelodgeorindispersedaccommodation:

• 118 verifiedroughsleeperswithalocalconnection

• Approximately60verifiedroughsleeperswithNRPFbecausetheydonothavetherighttoresideintheUKandhaven’tclaimed“settledstatus”10verifiedroughsleeperswithNRPFbecausetheyaresubjecttoimmigrationcontrol

Inaddition,86singlepeopleandcouplesthathavebeenaccommodatedbecauseoftheirriskofroughsleeping

• TheCOVID-19emergencyhasincreasedthenumberofnewroughsleepersandreturnerstoroughsleepingcomingontothestreets.InEnfield,weareseeingapproximately1.5newroughsleeperspernight.Thisincludespeoplewhohavelostemployment,thosefleeingdomesticabuseandthosewithNRPF

• Approximately70roughsleepershousedinouremergencyprovisionhaveNRPFandarethereforenotentitledtobenefitsorhousingsupport.Thismeansthattheirlonger-termhousingoptionsarelimited.Approximately60oftheseareEEAnationalswhoarenotsubjecttoimmigrationcontrol,butdonothave“therighttoreside”intheUK.EEAnationalscangetrecoursetopublicfundsinsomecircumstancesiftheyclaimsettledstatusorfind“genuineandeffective”regulatedwork.EEAnationalscanclaimsettledstatusiftheycanshowthattheyhavelivedintheUKforfiveyearsormore.EEAnationalsmayrequiresupportandtrainingtofindwork.Insomecircumstances,EEAnationalsmayaskforsupporttoreturntotheirhomecountry

• Approximately10roughsleepershaveNRPFbecausetheyaresubjecttoimmigrationcontrol.Unfortunately,theirlonger-termhousingoptionsareverylimited.RoughSleeperswithNRPFmayrequireadviceandassistanceontheirimmigrationstatus,ortheirapplicationforimmigrationstatus.OnlyorganisationsregisteredwiththeOfficeofImmigrationServicesCommissioner(OISC)canlawfullyprovideimmigrationadvice.Insomecircumstances,non-EEAroughsleeperswillfacerestrictionsontheirrighttoworkintheU.K.Non-EEAroughsleepersmayaskforsupporttoreturntotheirhomecountry.


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10. THE HOUSING ADVISORYSERVICE MODEL FOR DELIVERY

10.1 TheHousingAdvisoryServiceprovidesthefollowingRoughSleepersServicemodelwhichispartfundedbyMHCLG/GLAspecificgrants.

10.2 TheEnfieldRoughSleeperTeamhastwoOutreachWorkers,aRoughSleeperNavigatorandtwospecialist“InReach”SupportOfficersfundedfromour2020/21RoughSleeperInitiativefundingtocarryoutwelfarechecksandidentifyanysupportneedsforroughsleepersinouremergencybedspaces.Whereappropriate,roughsleepersarereferredtosupportservicessuchasthe“Enable”SubstanceMisuseservice,MentalHealthServices,GPs,andotherservices.Anyroughsleeperinouremergencybedspaceswhohasnorecoursetopublicfundsisassessedandreferredtothe“EnfieldStandsTogether”CommunityHubiftheyrequireassistancetoaccessfood.TheEnfieldRoughSleeperServiceiscurrentlyrecruitingfourfurtherSupportOfficerstohelpsupportroughsleepershousedinemergencybedspaces.

10.3 TheEnfieldRoughSleeperTeamareworkingwithourpartnerstoensurethata“SupportPlan”iscompletedforeveryroughsleeperoutliningtheactionsthatwillbetakentoensurethateveryroughsleeperislinkedwiththesupportservicestheyneedandaplanisputinplacetohelpfindmoveonaccommodationwiththeappropriatesupport.

10.4 TheEdmontonTravelodgehas24/7on-sitestaffingsupport.MealsareprovidedforallresidentsintheTravelodge.On-sitestaffareworkingtogetherwiththeRoughSleeperServicetocompletesupportplansforeachresident.

10.5 “Enable”DrugandAlcoholServicehavebeencommissionedbyEnfieldCounciltoprovidesupportforresidentswithsubstancemisuseproblems.On-siteTravelodgeSupportWorkersandtheRoughSleeperServicearereferringthosewithsubstancemisuseissuestoEnableanditisworkingwiththosereferred,includingtheprescriptionofopiatesubstituteswhereappropriate.

10.6 On-sitestaffattheTravelodgeandtheRoughSleeperServiceareworkingwithPublicHealthandtheNHStoensurethatallroughsleepersareregisteredwithaGPandarethereforeabletoaccessprimaryhealthcare.Atotalof90%arenowregisteredwithaGPandofficersareworkinghardtoensurethattheremainingroughsleepersregisterassoonaspossible.


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11. MOVE ON ACCOMMODATIONPROVISION

11.1 Enfieldwillensure,asfarasitcanwithinitslegalpowers,thatno-onewhohasbeenplacedinemergencyaccommodationinresponsetotheCOVID-19publichealthcrisisisaskedtoleavethatemergencyaccommodationwithoutanofferofsupporttoendtheirroughsleeping.Asof4June2020,weestimatedthatwewouldrequireatotalof238unitsofmoveonaccommodationinordertohouseroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleepingduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Ourplanforsecuringaccommodationwillinclude:

11.2 Supported Accommodation–approximately60roughsleepersinouremergencyprovisionhavereportedthattheyhavesupportneeds–mentalhealth,substancemisuse,physicalhealthproblems,ormultipleneeds.Ofthese,approximately30havehighsupportneeds.Thiscohortofroughsleeperswillstruggletosustaingeneralneedsaccommodationandwillrequiresupportedaccommodation.

11.3 WehavedevelopedaproposalwithOneHousingGrouptocommissiontwoSupportedHousingschemesinEmeraldHouseandParkAvenue(22unitsintotal)toassistwithmoveonandsupportforthiscohortofroughsleeperswithhighneeds.Thetwoschemescouldprovidedifferentlevelsofsupport,inparticularmentalhealth,substancemisuseanddualdiagnosis.Inaddition,Enfieldisexploringleasingorpurchasing(viaHousingGateway,whichiswhollyownedbyEnfieldCouncil)anadditionalbuildingandcommissioningon-sitesupportfor20furtherroughsleeperswithsupportneeds.

11.4 On25May2020,theGovernmentannouncedfundingof£433moverfouryearstofund6,000unitsofaccommodation,withsupport,forroughsleepers.Atotalof£160mwillbemadeavailableinyearonetofund3,300oftheseunitstohelp“moveon”roughsleepershousedinemergencyaccommodationduringtheCOVID-19crisis.Enfieldwilltakeallnecessarystepstosecurethisfundinginordertohelpfundouraboveplanstocommissionsupportedaccommodation.Ifagapinfundingremains,wewilllobbytheGovernmentforadditionalfunding.

Asof4June2020,weestimatedthatwewouldrequire42unitsofsupportedaccommodationtoprovidesuitablemoveonaccommodationtothiscohortofroughsleepers.

11.5 Council Lets – “Housing First Accommodation” –Enfield’snewAllocationPolicyhasprioritisedletsforentrenchedroughsleeperswithmedium/highneedswhorequirestableaccommodationwithsupport.Ournewlocallettingsplanhasprovisionallyprioritised20onebedunitsforthisgroup.Wearecurrentlyidentifyingvacantone-bedroompropertiessuitableforlettingtoroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleepingtoprioritiseformoveonaccommodation.EnfieldhassecuredfundingthroughtheRoughSleeperInitiative(Year3) foraLevel3socialworkertoenableEnfieldtoimplementa“HousingFirst”modelintheseproperties.Thesocialworkerwillprovideintensivesupporttoapproximately15–20roughsleeperswithmedium/highneedsin2020/2021.Thisaccommodationandsupportwillbeprioritisedforroughsleepersidentifiedbythemulti-agencyRoughSleepersPanel.Planstoimplementthisnewmodelwillbebroughtforwardtohouseandsupportthoseroughsleepersinemergencyaccommodationidentifiedasmostinneed.Inaddition,entrenchedroughsleeperswhohavebenefitedfromintensivesupportandrequirestableaccommodationwillbereferredthroughthepanelforone-bedroomaccommodationwhereappropriate.


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Atotalof20Councilhomeshavebeenallocatedtohelpfacilitatemoveonforthiscohortofroughsleepers.

11.6 Registered Providers–MostRegisteredProviderssuspendedlettingaccommodationduringtheCOVID-19crisis.WearecurrentlycontactingRegisteredProvidersoperatinginEnfieldtoidentifyanysuitableletsforroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleepingwhoarecurrentlyinemergencyaccommodation.EnfieldwillworkwithlocalRegisteredProviderstohelpmeettheurgentneedtohouseandsupportroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleepingatthisdifficulttime.

11.7 Enfield Somewhere Safe to Stay Hub (SSTS Hub) - EnfieldhassecuredfundingfromtheRoughSleeperInitiativetoprovideaSSTSinEnfieldin2020/2021for20roughsleepers,followingthesuccessofEnfield’sWinterShelter.TheEnfieldWinterShelterwasfundedfromNovember2019toMarch2020butclosedon27Marchduetotheneedtorehouseallroughsleepersoutofdormitorystyleaccommodation.EnfieldhasmetwiththeMHCLGtoremodeltheHubsothatresidentscanadheretosocialdistancingandsocialisolationguidance.TheMHCLGhasagreedtofundtheredesignedHub,whichwillinvolveusingthecurrentbuildingatUnit12,Claverings,creatingapproximately15“self-contained”sleepingspaces,andredesigningthebuildingtoensurethatresidentscanadheretosocialdistancingandsocialisolationguidance.TheredesignedHubwillhelpustoassistroughsleepersfromtheEAAwhohaveNRPFandwhosehousingoptionsarethereforeverylimited.TheHubwillallowustoassistthisgroup,providingaccommodationforuptotwomonths,whileweprovidespecialistsupporttohelpresidentsaccessemployment,applyforsettledstatus,claimbenefits,findlonger-termaccommodationorvoluntarilyreturntotheirhomecountry.

11.8 Ten additional emergency bed spaces -Enfieldhassecuredadditionalfunding(£207K)fromtheSuspensionofDerogationFundtoassistthisEEAnationalswhohaveNRPF.TheGovernmenthassuspendedthelegislationthatprohibitslocalauthoritiesfromprovidingaccommodationandsupportforEEAroughsleepersthatarereadyforworkuntil31December2020.Enfieldwillusethisfundingto:

• TargetsupportforthoseentrenchedEEAroughsleepersstilllivinginencampmentsinEnfield

• ProvidetargetedsupporttoenableEEAroughsleeperslivinginemergencybedspacestoendtheirroughsleeping

• Secure10additionalbedspacestohouseEEAroughsleeperswhileweworkwiththemtofindlonger-termsolutions

• InordertoopentheSSTSHubinashorttimeframe,wewillneedtocarryoutasurveyofthecurrentbuildingat12Claverings,recruitstaffin-house,carryoutthenecessaryrenovationworks,andmeethealthandsafety/buildingregulationrequirements.ASSTSHubDevelopmentManagerwillberecruitedintothisroleonan“actingup”arrangementassoonaspossible.


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11.9 NLHP EEA Hub–TheNLHPoperatedaShelter/HubforEEAroughsleepersuntilMarch2020.TheyhavereceivedfundingfromtheSuspensionofDerogationFundtocontinuetheHubuntil31December2020.However,theHubwasclosedfollowingtheCOVID-19crisisandtheyareunabletousetheoriginalbuilding.TheNLHPhubwasrunbytheSingleHomelessnessPreventionService(SHPS)andtheyhavedevelopedsignificantexperienceinassistingEEAnationalstoendroughsleeping.EnfieldisworkingwiththeNLHPandtheMHCLGtoassistwiththeprovisionofasuitablebuildinginClaverings,Edmonton.

TheNLHPHubwillprovide10-15unitsforroughsleepersacrosstheNorthLondonarea.TheNLHPhubwillcomplementtheEnfieldSSTSHub,providingadditionalcapacityforEEAroughsleeperstomoveoutofemergencyaccommodation.EnfieldissupportingthisinitiativegiventhatthemajorityofEEAroughsleepersintheregionarefromEnfieldandonthebasisthatsponsoringauthoritiesretainresponsibilitiesforrehousingandsupport.

EnfieldCouncilwillbenefitfromapproximatelythreeunitsofaccommodationfromthisscheme.

TheabovefundedSSTSHub,10additionalbedspacesandNLHPEEAHubwillprovideapproximately28unitsofaccommodationtoprovide“transitionaryaccommodation”forourcohortofEEAroughsleeperswhilewesupportthemtofindlonger-termmoveonoptions.ThefundingprovidedbyGovernmenttocovertheseinitiativesisduetoendon31December2020.However,asof4June2020,weestimatedthatwewouldrequireapproximately60unitsoflonger-termmoveonaccommodationforthisgroup.TheGovernmenthasnotconfirmedthatfurtherfundingwillbeprovidedtocovertheadditionalcostofprovidingemergencyaccommodation,moveonaccommodationorsupportforthisEEAcohort.Ourplanformovingonandsupportingthiscohortisoutlinedinthe“wraparoundsupportavailable”sectionbelow.

11.10 Private Rented Accommodation (PRS)–ThePRSwillprovidetheaccommodationsolutionforsomewehaveaccommodated.However,duringlockdown,localestateagentshaveclosed,significantlyreducingthesupplyofPRSaccommodationintheBorough.KeychallengeswillbesecuringthistypeofaccommodationwithinashorttimescaleandwithinLHArates.Inaddition,manyofthosemovingintothePRSwillneedfloatingsupportforalimitedperiodtoensurethattheycanmaintaintheirtenancy.ThiswillrequirefurtherfundingforfloatingsupportservicesinEnfield.

11.11 Thepauseonevictionactionhasprovidedhouseholdswithreassuranceduringthisdifficulttime,butthismayseeanincreasedlevelofactivityattheendoftheperiod,justwhenwemostrequiremoveonaccommodationforroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleeping.

11.12 AccesstoUniversalCreditisasignificantconcerninEnfield.DelaysinclaimsbeingpaidandahighdemandforbenefitclaimsoncethelockdownmeasureshavebeenliftedwillthreatenmanywithhomelessnessanddisincentiviselandlordsfromlettingtopeopleonbenefitsalthoughournewLandlordAdvicelineaimstoprovideasourceofadviceandassistanceinthisregard.


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11.13 EnfieldhasanexcellenttrackrecordofsecuringPRSaccommodationforroughsleepers,includingtheprovisionoffloatingsupportwhenappropriate.EnfieldwillmakeeffortstoprocurePRSaccommodationforthoseroughsleeperswithno/lowsupportneeds,includingworkingtogetherwithpartnerLAsthroughthe“CapitalLetters”PRSprogramme.Enfieldwillfacecompetitionforone-bedroompropertiesforthiscohortfromotherLAsandotherorganisationssuchastheGLAPan-Londonprovision.Inordertoachievethisaim,EnfieldwilllobbytheGovernmentto:• ContinuetheincreaseinLHAlevels,ortoincreasethemfurther,tomeetmarketrentsand

increasethesupplyofPRSletsforthisgroup• Continuerestrictionsonevictions.WewillaskthatplanstostopSection21“nofault”

evictionsarebroughtforward,beforethelockdownmeasuresarelifted• Undertakeafundamentalreviewofthewayinwhichboroughsuseandprocure

temporaryaccommodationwithaviewtoensureLondonhastherightaccommodationtomeettheneedsofitscitizens-andthatmarketsarenotdistortedfurtherasaresultoftheshortsupplyofaccommodationinplace.

11.14 Asof4June2020,weestimatedthatwewouldrequire110unitsofprivatesectorrentedaccommodationasmoveonaccommodationforthosewithnoorlowsupportneeds.

11.15 Inadditiontotheabove,wewilldesignateapproximately11onebedpropertiesinBrickfieldHouseformoveonaccommodationasprivatesectorletsforthosewithnoorlowsupportneeds.

11.16 Supporttoreconnecttofamilyandfriendsorvoluntarilyreturntohomecountry.Wewilloffermediation,supportandassistancetoapproximately55ofthoseaccommodatedtoreturntofamilyandfriendsorvoluntarilyreturntotheirhomecountryifitissafetodoso.

11.17 ReconnectionofroughsleeperswithalocalconnectionbacktoEnfield–HousingDirectorshaveagreedaPan-Londonprotocolconcerningthereconnectionofroughsleepershousedbyalocalauthority,butwhoselocalconnectionlieswithanotherlocalauthority.LocalauthoritiescanreferanyonewhoisaccommodatedaspartoftheCOVID-19roughsleeperresponsetoanotherauthoritywithwhomtheyhaveasafelocalconnection(wheretheydonothavealocalconnectiontotheBoroughthattheyarecurrentlyaccommodatedby).


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Thiswillberegardlessofwhethertheyaredeemedtobe“inpriorityneed”underthehomelessnesslaw,orwhethertheyareeligibleforthelocalconnectionborough’sroughsleepingpathway.Insomecircumstances,wherethelocalauthoritywiththelocalconnectionhasnoroughsleeperpathwayorsupportservicesavailable,thereferringlocalauthoritywillberequiredtosupportthereconnectioni.e.throughfloatingsupport.ThissituationisunlikelytobethecasewithintheNorthLondonboroughs.HousingDirectorshaveagreedtosharetherehousingofthosehouseholdswithnoconnectiontoanyauthority.

ItisdifficulttoestimatethenumberofroughsleeperswhomaypotentiallybereferredtoEnfieldbyotherlocalauthoritiesundertheaboveprotocol.However,itisimportanttonotethatneighbouringlocalauthoritieshavebeenrobustintheirapproachtoquicklyreconnectaffectedroughsleeperstoEnfieldthusfar.Wewillworkwithourneighbouringboroughsinordertoidentifyanypotential“backlog”ofaffectedroughsleeperscurrentlyunknowntous,andwewillfactoranyadditionalaccommodationandsupportprovisionrequirementsintoourplanassoonaspossible.


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12. SUPPORT NEEDS OF ROUGHSLEEPERS IN EMERGENCYACCOMMODATION

12.1 FromanoverallassessmentofsupportneedsthemainrequirementsthroughPersonalisedSupportPlansandPersonalisedHousingPlansare:

12.2 Atotalof70roughsleepersinouremergencyprovisionhaveNRPFandthereforecannotaccessbenefits.ThosewithNRPFrequireadditionalsupport,includingtheprovisionoffood.

12.3 Approximately52oftheseareEEAresidentswhoareavailableforworkarenotcurrently“subjecttoimmigrationcontrol”,butarenot“exercisingEUtreatyrights”andthereforehavenorecoursetopublicfunds.Wecanassistsomeoftheseroughsleeperstobecomeeligibleforbenefitsbyencouragingthemtofind“effectiveandgenuine”workortoapplyforsettledstatusintheUK.EEAresidentscanclaimsettledstatusiftheycanshowthattheyhavelivedintheUKformorethanfiveyears.

12.4 ApproximatelyeightroughsleepersfromtheEEAare“notavailableforwork”becausetheyhavehighsupportneeds.Theywillneedsignificantsupporttobecome“availableforwork”.

12.5 Onlyarelativelysmallnumberofroughsleepers(approx.10)havenorecoursetopublicfundsandarenotfromtheEEA.Thiscohortaresubjecttoimmigrationcontrol,somoveonoptionsareverylimited.Insomecircumstanceswewillassistthiscohortbyreferringthemtospecialistimmigrationadviceontheirimmigrationstatusoranyoutstandingimmigrationapplication.

12.6 WhereroughsleeperswithNRPFareunableorunwillingtofindworkorclaimsettledstatus,somemaywishtoreturnhome.Inthesecircumstancessupportcanbeprovidedtofacilitateavoluntaryreconnectionand,whereneeded,ongoingsupportintheirhomecountry.

12.7 Approximately50%ofallroughsleepersinemergencyaccommodationhavereportedthattheyhavesupportneeds(mentalhealth,substancemisuseorphysicalhealthproblems).Asignificantproportionofthesehavemultipleneeds.Approximatelyonethirdofroughsleeperinemergencyaccommodationhavedisclosedtheyhavementalhealthproblems,approximatelyonethirdhavedisclosedthattheyhavesubstancemisusesupportneedsandjustunderonethirdhavedisclosedtheyhavephysicalhealthproblems.


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13. WRAP AROUND SUPPORTAVAILABLE

13.1 Health and WellbeingAsetofprimarycarestandardsweredevelopedforNextSteps–HealthySustainabilityandTransformationPartnerships(STPs)toprovidefullcoverageofhealthprovisiontoallroughsleepersinemergencyaccommodation.EnfieldisworkingtogetherwithourpartnersintheNHS,PublicHealth,andtheUCLH“FindandTreat”servicetoimplementscreeningandtreatmentofblood-bornehealthneedsandaHealthandWellbeingauditofallroughsleepersinemergencyaccommodationandencampments.Thiswillhelpidentifygapsinhealthrequirementsanddeveloppathwaystoreferthoseinneedtoappropriatesupportandcareservices,andensureallroughsleepersareregisteredwithaGP.

TheNHSisalsoprovidingoutreachCOVID-19testingtohostelsandhotelaccommodationandhavesecuredatriageconnectionforregistrationtoprimarycare,medication,mentalhealth,communityhealth,GPsanddrugandalcoholservices.EnfieldisworkingwithourpartnersintheNHS,PublicHealthandtheUCLHtoarrangeCOVID-19testingforallourresidentsintheEdmontonTravelodgeandthoseroughsleeperslivinginourlargestencampments.

ShouldaroughsleeperinemergencyaccommodationshowsymptomsofCOVID-19,staffcanaccesstheLondonCoronavirusResponseCell(LCRC)toarrangetestingforthesymptomaticindividual,allresidents,andallstaff.

EnfieldisworkingwithpartnersintheNHS,PublicHealthandtheUCLHtosurveythehealthneedsofallroughsleepersinouremergencyprovisionandsecurereferralandfollowuppathwaysforphysicalhealth,mentalhealth,andsubstancemisuseissuesthatareidentified.WehavecarriedoutCOVID-19testingforallresidentsandstaffintheTravelodge(alltestsnegative).

Enfieldhasidentifiedapproximately10roughsleeperswhomayfallintothe“shieldedgroup”i.e.peoplewithspecifichealthissuesthatcouldputtheminparticularriskofcontractingCOVID-19.WeareworkingwithourpartnersintheNHSandPublicHealthtoensurethattheyarelinkedinwithprimarycareprovision,areabletofollowGovernmentguidanceonisolation,andreceivethecareandsupporttheyneed.

WearehavingdiscussionswiththeCCGinordertotrytoestablishcontractualagreementsforahomeless/roughsleepers’pathwayinprimarycare.EvergreenSurgery(closetotheEdmontonTravelodge)hasbeenidentifiedasapotentialleadlocalsurgeryforanenhancedinclusionhealth/roughsleepersservice.

13.2 Drug and Alcohol ServicesEnfieldCouncilhascommissionedEnabletodeliverdrugandalcoholservicesinEnfield.EnableisworkinginpartnershipwithourRoughSleepersTeamtoofferaneffectiveandflexibleserviceforroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleepinginemergencyaccommodationwithsubstancemisuseissues.Enablecancarryoutmedicalassessments,prescribeopiatesubstitutesandarrangerehabfacilitiesifappropriate.Enableisalreadyworkingwithasignificantproportionofourroughsleeperswhohavebeenreferredtotheirservice.Enablehasconfirmedthattheyhavethecapacitytomeetthedemandfromournewcohortandwewillcontinuetoreviewthecapacityofthisservice.


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Apan-LondonsubstanceservicehasbeencommissionedbytheGLA,procuredbytheCityofLondon,forthoseintheaccommodationprovidedbytheGLAandborough-commissionedhotelsandEnfieldiscurrentlyreferringourroughsleeperstothisservice.

13.3 Mental Health SupportRoughsleeperswithmentalhealthissueswillbereferredtotheirGPinthefirstinstanceforhelp.Wherewehaveconcernsaboutaroughsleeperwithhighsupportneedsduetomentalhealthproblems,wewillreferthemtoAdultSocialCareforaCareActAssessment.Whereroughsleepersareunwillingtoengage,andweareconcernedfortheirwelfare,ortheyareinamentalhealthcrisis,wewillreferthemtotheacutementalhealthcrisisteam.

Forroughsleeperswhoarenotatcrisispoint,weareworkingwithourpartnersintheNHSandPublicHealthtoestablishclearerpathwaysinto,andlinkswith,primarycare,suchassocialprescribinglinkworkers.

13.4 Mental CapacityRoughsleepersaretobepresumedashavingcapacitytomakedecisionsaboutaspectsoftheirlivesuntilthereisjustcausetoquestiondecisionmaking.AcapacityassessmentcanbecompletedbyanyprofessionalworkingwitharoughsleeperusingamentalcapacityassessmenttemplatetorecordanyfindingsandtoensureadherencewithMentalCapacityAct2005.

13.5 Support to those with NRPFOn27March2020theGovernmentaskedlocalauthoritiestohouseallroughsleepersbythefollowingweekendandallnewroughsleepersthroughouttheCOVID-19crisis.Sincethisannouncement,wehavehousedapproximately70peoplewithNRPF.Atotalof60oftheseareEEAnationalsand10arenon-EEAnationals.DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,wehavehousedroughsleepersandthoseatriskofroughsleepingasapublichealthemergencymeasure,inordertopreventrisktolife.However,sincethecrisisbegan,theGovernmenthasnotchangedthelegislationthatprohibitscertainpeoplefromclaimingpublicfunds,suchasassistancewithhousingandbenefits.“Newburdens”fundinghasthereforenotbeenoffered.Lastyear,theGovernmentsuspendedlegislationthatprohibitslocalauthoritiesformprovidinghousingassistancetoEEAnationalswhoareverifiedroughsleepersand“readyforwork”.Fornon-EEAnationalswithoutleavetoremain,EEAnationalswhoarenotreadyforwork,orEEAnationalswithoutaqualifyingrightofresidence,wemaynotbeabletoassistthemoncetheemergencymeasuresarelifted.Thelegalissuessurroundingthisissuearecomplex.

Wehavereceivedlimitedfundingtoprovideshort-termaccommodationandsupporttoapproximately28oftheEEA“readytowork”cohort.Thisfundingexpireson31December2020andthetermsofthefundingstipulatethatinmostcircumstances,oncetheemergencymeasureshaveended,theprovisionofassistancetothisgroupshouldnotexceedthreemonths.TheGovernmenthasnotagreedtoprovideadditionalfundingtocoveremergencyaccommodationtotheremainingcohort,orlonger-termmoveonaccommodationandsupporttoallthosewithNRPF.Unfortunately,weareunabletoclaimbackHousingBenefittohelpcovertheaccommodationcostsforthisgroup.Theapproximatecostofprovidingemergencyaccommodationforthiscohortoversixmonthsis£500k.


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Inlightoftheabovelegalandfinancialconstraints,wewilloffertimelimitedaccommodationandsupport(approximatelythreemonths)tothosewithNRPFoncetheemergencymeasuresarelifted.Duringthistime,wewillworkwiththemtoaccessspecialistimmigrationadvice,claimsettledstatusandfindregulatedemploymentwhereappropriate.Whereweareabletosupportsomeonetogainaccesstopublicfunds,orfindappropriateemployment,wewillworkwiththemtofindlonger-termmoveonaccommodation.Whereappropriate,wewillworkwiththemtoreconnecttotheirhomecountry.

EnfieldistakingactiontosetupaDayCentreforEEAroughsleepersavailableforworkinordertosupportthemtoendtheirroughsleeping.Thiswillincludeassistancetoregisterforsettledstatus,assistancetofindemployment,assistanceclaimingbenefitsandhelptofindasuitablehome,oravoluntaryreturnhome.Asuitablebuildingisbeinglocatedtohostthisservice.EnfieldwillworkinpartnershipwiththeNLHPtoprovidethisserviceassoonaspossible,toallocatestafftoworkwithEEAroughsleepersinadvanceofopeningtheEnfieldSSTSHubandtheNLHPEEAHub.

13.6 Beam – employment supportEnfieldhavecommissionedanorganisationcalledBeamtoworkwithustorunapilotprogrammeoffundraisingandpersonalisedsupporttoprovidetrainingforresidentstohelpthemintoskilled,secureandwell-paidwork.Theprogrammeaimstoassist30peoplewhoarehomelessorthreatenedwithhomelessness.Weplantoimplementtheprogrammeassoonaspossibleinordertotargetroughsleeperswhocouldbenefitfromthisscheme.

13.7 Modern SlaveryNearly1in10roughsleepersinLondonarevictimsofmodernslaveryaccordingtonewresearchbycharityHestia.Itisofvitalimportancethatthoseseekingtosupportroughsleepersareawareofthesignsofpossiblemodernslaveryandwhotheyshouldcontactiftheyareconcernedforapotentialvictim.ThereisadedicatedteamatEnfieldCounciltoinvestigatesuchconcernsrelatingtomodernslaveryandtrafficking.Themodernslaveryteamcanprovideadviceandsupport.


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14.1 TheprovisionofemergencyaccommodationandsupporttoroughsleepersrequiredtomeettheGovernment’scallto“bringeveryonein”andenableallroughsleeperstofollowGovernmentguidelinesduringtheCOVID-19crisishasnecessitatedsignificantadditionalcostsforEnfieldintheregionof£945k.

14.2 Inadditiontotheabove,weestimatethatthecostofprovidingmoveonaccommodationandsupporttothisgroupwillbe£1.4m.

14.3 Thefundingmadeavailablesofarislimitedandcomprises:• £3.2bnallocatednationallytolocalauthoritiestosupporttheCOVID-19response.Oneof

thepurposesofthisresourceistofundtheresponsearoundroughsleeping.However,Enfieldhasreceived£17.9magainstaforecastrequirementof£68msothisfundingisclearlyinsufficient

• £18kCOVID-19emergencyresponsefunding• £207kSuspensionofderogationfunding–factoredintotheabovecosts.• £700kRSI(Y3)fundingincludingfundingfor1xHousingFirstSocialWorker,1xRough

SleeperResettlementWorker,andSSTSHub–factoredintotheabovecosts• £160mYear1SupportedHousing“MoveOn”fund.Wewillmakeabidtothisfunding

streamtohelpcoverthecostsofourmoveonaccommodation.

14. WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS PROVISION?


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15. GOVERNANCE AND CONTRIBUTORSTO LOCAL DELIVERY PLAN

15.1 ThisplanwillbesubmittedtotheHealthandWellbeingBoardaswellasobtainingCabinetapprovalinJuly.

Themulti-agencyRoughSleepersBoardwillworktodelivertheplanensuringqualityoutcomes.

Contributorstothisplan:• LBEnfieldHomelessness

PreventionServices•· LBEnfieldPublicHealth• LBEnfieldSafeguardingand

ModernSlavery• LBEnfieldCommunitySafety• NorthCentralLondonClinical

CommissioningGroup• Barnet,EnfieldandHaringey

MentalHealthTrust• NorthMiddlesexUniversity

HospitalNHSTrust• MetropolitanPolice• NorthCentralLondonClinical

CommissioningGroup(CCG).


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