Purpose

The Long-Term Rough Sleeper service will support individuals with complex needs that often experience multiple exclusions and who require intensive, personalised support. This service will offer a psychologically informed, trauma-aware, and recovery-focused approach which is designed to support people who have spent a long time rough sleeping to come indoors and build resilience, recover, and move towards independence.

This service will offer short-stay accommodation alongside assertive, relationship-based street engagement, working with local partners to engage and support individuals who are currently rough sleeping, with a particular focus on those who have repeatedly declined accommodation or have disengaged from services.
 

Decision

The Portfolio Holder for Housing and Welfare authorises:-

(1)  the award of the contract for the provision of long-term rough sleeper support and accommodation services to the provider named in the report for a period of 14 months; and

(2)  the Chief Legal Officer to enter into any agreements necessary on behalf of the Council to facilitate (1).