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An accommodation self assessment toolkit for the socially excluded adults public service agreement
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 38p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This self assessment toolkit has been developed for use by local housing authorities, in partnership with other local partners, to deliver improved accommodation outcomes for the four at-risk client groups in the Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement (PSA 16) of 2007. These groups are offenders under the supervision of probation services, care leavers aged 19, adults with moderate to severe learning difficulties and adults in contact with secondary mental health services. Sections 1-4 of the checklist cover local authority corporate and membership commitments, joint working and partnership, floating/tenancy support and health issues. Individual sections on offenders; care leavers; mental health and learning disabilities then faollow. It will help in the early intervention, support, advice and information giving roles of local authority departments’ homelessness prevention policies. It can be used, in conjunction with eight PSA 16 national indicators (NI 143-150) to measure how people with complex needs are able to access accommodation as part of mainstream homelessness and identify gaps and blockages which need specific attention with regard these four groups of people at risk of being socially excluded.
The socially excluded adults PSA
- Authors:
- EISENSTADT Naomi, LAWRENCE John
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 11(1), July 2008, pp.4-6.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Government's Public Service Agreement on Socially Excluded adults aims to ensure that the most socially excluded adults are offered the opportunity to get back on a path to a more successful life by focusing on two key outcomes: a place to live and a job. It is aimed at four groups at significant risk of social isolation and poverty: young people leaving the care system; adult offenders under probation supervision; adults in contact with secondary mental health services; and adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. From local area agreements to problems in gathering evidence about excluded groups, this article details the mechanisms involved, the obstacles to be overcome, and the benefits that the success of this PSA will bring.
Good company
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 01.12.05, 2005, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When a council-run employment service for socially excluded people hit a funding crisis the solution was to turn it into a charitable company. The chief executive of Pure Innovations explains to the author how he went about it and the services they provide.
Independent living for the most excluded: case studies of local authorities and third sector organisations working together to help vulnerable groups into homes and jobs
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Office of the Third Sector, GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Social Exclusion Taskforce
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The socially excluded adults public service agreement (PSA 16) aims to ensure that the most socially excluded adults are offered the chance to get back on a path to a more successful life, by increasing the proportion of at-risk individuals in settled accommodation and in employment, education or training. PSA 16 focuses on 4 client groups who are particularly vulnerable to multiple forms of disadvantage: care leavers; offenders under probation supervision; adults in contact with secondary mental health services; and adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities. In 2009 the Office of the Third Sector and the Social Exclusion Task Force investigated 4 places where local authorities have used Supporting People funding to help individuals from PSA 16 groups into jobs and homes, to inform understanding of the third sector organisations which provide these services. This publication describes these 4 case studies, sketching the organisational structures in each place and the ways they help PSA 16 groups and giving contact details for each. The case studies are: Norwood in partnership with Redbridge Local Authority working with adults with learning disabilities; Foundation Housing with Leeds City Council working with ex-offenders; Tyneside Cyrenians and Newcastle City Council working with ex-offenders and people with mental health problems; and St Basils and Birmingham City Council working with young people who have been in care.
Lead professional roles to improve outcomes of socially excluded adults (PSA 16): final report
- Authors:
- JONES Naomi, SHELDON Ruth, PENFOLD Clarissa
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Social Exclusion Task Force
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 103p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a summary of a study aimed at understanding what factors contribute to good lead professional practice in delivering PSA16 outcomes. The Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement (PSA) 16 is part of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review and aims to increase the proportion of socially excluded adults in settled accommodation and in employment, education or training. The lead professional is a key element in the delivery of these outcomes and takes responsibility for ensuring that a client’s needs are identified and met as fully as possible. There are currently named lead professional roles for three of the client groups who are the focus of PSA16: personal advisers working with young people leaving care; offender managers working with offenders under probation supervision; care co-ordinators working with mental health service users. There is currently no named lead professional role for people with learning disabilities. Findings highlighted the importance of: enabling more face-to-face contact, both between professionals and service users and between professionals themselves; creating trusting relationships and shared objectives between service providers and professionals, through addressing practical and cultural barriers; ensuring that targets and assessment processes are meaningful and relevant to front-line staff and service users; developing commissioning processes which are evidence based, systematic, open to small innovative providers and strategic rather than reactive and responsive to local need; ensuring that all aspects of service commissioning, management and evaluation have more involvement from frontline staff and service users.
The socially excluded adults public service agreement
- Author:
- EISENSTADT Naomi
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 12(1), April 2009, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Social Exclusion Task Force, based in the Cabinet Office, works across government to ensure that the opportunities enjoyed by the vast majority of people in the UK today are extended to those whose lives have been characterised by deprivation and exclusion. The Task Force recognises that much has already been achieved through investment in public services, tax and benefit changes, and the national minimum wage. However, intensive collaborative support is needed for the most vulnerable individuals and families, whose difficulties are complex and persistent. The development of the first public service agreement (PSA) for very vulnerable adults is a major step forward in addressing the needs of some of the most disadvantaged citizens.
The health of looked after and accommodated children and young people in Scotland
- Authors:
- SCOTT Jane, HILL Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Social Work Inspection Agency
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report considers what research tells us about the health of children and young people in general living in Scotland, and the looked after and accommodated population in particular. Research from across the UK has been included, as many children and young people who are looked after and accommodated in Scotland share similar characteristics and experiences with their peers elsewhere in the UK. In Scotland, many children are born into families from lower socio-economic groups with the characteristics that may impact adversely on their health. Many unhealthy lifestyles are more common in those who are economically deprived or socially excluded.