Prevention and personalisation: The case for Housing Related Support

Sitra has produced a major piece of work on behalf of the Yorkshire and Humber Housing Related Support Group. The aim was to highlight the contribution of Housing Related Support to the achievement of positive outcomes for vulnerable people across the area.

The study focused on how housing related support:

• Enables individuals facing multiple disadvantage to improve their wellbeing
• Complements the strategic objectives of a wide range of stakeholders involved with supporting vulnerable individuals
• Offers good value for money, by preventing the need for expensive crisis interventions and long term institutional solutions
• Promotes independence, by enabling service users to take control of their own lives
• Provides a platform for the development of wider service choice.

Using a combination of case studies, stakeholder interviews and cost/benefit analysis, we found that housing related support provides a cost effective way of delivering services to a wide range of vulnerable people. It achieves positive outcomes in line with people’s personal circumstances and prevents demand for more expensive options.

Two reports have been produced:

1. A short version which has also been printed for publication.
Download summary report (pdf)

Printed copies of the report can be obtained from Jayne Hellowell at jayne.hellowell@bradford.gov.uk

2. A longer version which includes the case studies in full and provides details of the methodology used.
Download full report (pdf)

We have also produced a schedule providing specific references for those figures used in the case studies that are drawn from 2009 report by Cap Gemini for the CLG on the financial benefits of the Supporting People Programme.
Download schedule (Excel)

If you have any questions about the report, please contact Phil Saunders at phils@sitra.org