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The items included here are examples of positive practice inspectors identified from April 2006 to March 2011. These items were last reviewed in March 2011.
Joint youth homelessness project - Wealden District Council
18 June 2009
Wealden District Council, in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Council and Eastbourne and Wealden YMCA, were successful in securing £36,000 funding from the CLG to tackle youth homelessness.
Helping rough sleepers - North Devon District Council
30 April 2009
Performance on Rough Sleeping has improved significantly in the last two years. This was a known area of under-performance with estimates of as many as 20 people sleeping rough each night and little ...
Effective use of a lodgings scheme - Mid Suffolk District Council
19 June 2008
The Council has made effective use of a lodgings scheme. This encourages homeowners who may have vacant rooms to register on the scheme and provides additional housing options for those in need.
Effective protocol to assess housing needs - Your Homes Newcastle
12 June 2008
Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) has a pathways team which sits at the centre of ‘Pathways Protocols’ in the city, a joint approach between the Council, the Your Choice Homes Service, YHN, customers and ...
Inclusion of specialist staff in housing team - South Gloucestershire Council
10 January 2008
The inclusion of specialist staff from other services within housing teams helps the Council to meet the needs of vulnerable people.
On Home Ground Reconciliation Scheme - South Gloucestershire
10 January 2008
South Gloucestershire's 'On Home Ground' reconciliation scheme offers young people temporary accommodation when relationships at home have broken down.
About Turn tenancy support scheme - Bradford Community Housing Trust Group
12 July 2007
BCHT offers a range of support schemes for tenants, one of which is the About Turn project, aimed at addressing a combination of issues such as anti-social behaviour and repeat homelessness.
Homelessness service - Stockport Homes
31 August 2006
By accessing Drug Action Team funds for a Homelessness Outreach Drug Worker the Homelessness Service benefits from an award winning service tackling one of the key underlying causes of homelessness.
Tenancy sustainment - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
11 May 2006
In a joint partnership and funding initiative with the Citizen Advice Bureau, and two other district councils, the Borough Council is grant aiding Epsom CAB to enable them to employ the necessary ...