Housing Sub GroupHousing Sub Group

May 10May 10

Our Housing GroupOur Housing Group Who comes to the meetings? Who comes to the meetings?

– Service userService user– CarerCarer– MencapMencap– ConnexionsConnexions– CommissioningCommissioning– CTPLDCTPLD– HousingHousing– KeyringKeyring– ChoiceChoice

Housing Sub group -Housing Sub group - OOur aimsur aims

Valuing People NowValuing People Now says says people should havepeople should have more more choiceschoices about: about:

– WhereWhere they livethey live

– WhoWho they live withthey live with

– The The typetype of housing they of housing they live inlive in

– Who Who supportssupports them them

What is going well?What is going well?

Service users have been Service users have been involved in involved in monitoringmonitoring

People are being referred People are being referred to the to the Social Welfare PanelSocial Welfare Panel

Using Using Person Centred Person Centred PlanningPlanning to make good to make good housing and support planshousing and support plans

What is going well?What is going well?

137137 people in supported living people in supported living

Sharers registerSharers register has been set up has been set up

North West LondonNorth West London Project Project

There are now There are now 2121 Adult Placement Adult Placement CarersCarers

                        

What is going well?What is going well?

New young people’s New young people’s housing group. housing group. They are They are producing some producing some accessible informationaccessible information

Information forInformation for landlords landlords

We have better links with We have better links with other partners inother partners in HousingHousing

Ealing Council will have a Ealing Council will have a newnew lettings agency lettings agency

We are We are working with working with housinghousing to tell them to tell them about the needs of about the needs of people with learning people with learning disabilities so they can be disabilities so they can be included in their plansincluded in their plans

What is going well?What is going well?

What are the challenges?What are the challenges?

Housing is Housing is complicated!complicated!

Working together Working together with different with different departmentsdepartments

Making information Making information accessibleaccessible

What are the challenges?What are the challenges?

Not enough social Not enough social housinghousing

Shared ownershipShared ownership

Private rentingPrivate renting

Accessible housingAccessible housing

Next StepsNext Steps

Completing accessible Completing accessible information on housinginformation on housing

Assistive technologyAssistive technology

Different types of supportDifferent types of support

Training for staff in the Training for staff in the new lettings agencynew lettings agency

Next stepsNext steps

Explore private rentingExplore private renting

Get more people on the Get more people on the sharers registersharers register

More people in supported More people in supported livingliving

Increase shared Increase shared ownershipownership

Next stepsNext steps

Move on quotaMove on quota

LD housing panelLD housing panel

PersonalisationPersonalisation

Quality checkers Quality checkers networknetwork

                                 

Any Questions?Any Questions?