The Supporting Vulnerable Tenants Conference 2025
Past and Present Supporters include:
Overview
Join us at The Supporting Vulnerable Tenants Conference 2025 where we will be addressing housing challenges for vulnerable groups, featuring updates on government policies, regulatory reforms, and innovative solutions.
- Only 40% of individuals living with long-term illness or disability in social housing report being satisfied with their accommodation and services, according to the English Housing Survey.
- 27% of social renters struggled to pay their rent during 2023/24, as reported by the English Housing Survey.
- One in three (33%) individuals with mental health problems remain dissatisfied with their housing, according to Mind.
Agenda
Registration
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Keynote: Policy Update – National Approach to Supporting Vulnerable Groups in Housing
- Hear how the government is allocating funds and resources to protect those in or seeking temporary housing
- With a 52% increase in S.202 reviews over the past 5 years, hear how government plans to reform the social housing allocation system
- With social house building requiring a tenfold increase by 27/28 (NEF), understand how the government is affecting change to ensure that targets are hit and ensure that vulnerable tenants can be helped by their local authority
Keynote: Regulatory Reform; Currently Too Little for Vulnerable Tenants?
- With no reform currently on the books to the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 in conjunction with the Renters Rights Bill, will the legislation go far enough?
- Learn how the reform bill may well lead to unscrupulous landlords to simply harassing and acting outside of the law to evict tenants
- Hear suggestions for reform to enable greater protections for tenants
Professor Helen Carr, Professor of Property Law & Sc Justice, University of Southampton (CONFIRMED)
Professor Caroline Hunter, Head of York Law School, University of York (CONFIRMED)
Dr Edward Kirton-Darling, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol (CONFIRMED)
Questions & Answers
Comfort Break
Keynote: The Asks Around Social Housing
Connie Cullen, Head of Community Services – South, Shelter (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Recovery Through Supported Living
- Understand the key link between homelessness and substance abuse and how preventing both is often a task one and the same
- Hear first-hand stories of successful recovery enabled through ‘live-in’ therapy and help
- Appreciate how supported living is a process towards independence
Nick Connolly, CEO, EveryYouth (CONFIRMED)
Questions & Answers
Lunch Break & Networking
Case Study: Women and Housing: A Gap in the Market
Session TBC
Sem Moema, Labour and Cooperative London Assembly Member North East and Former Chair of the Housing Committee, London Assembly (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Women’s Refuge & the VAWG Crisis
- With VAWG up 37% since 2018 the provision of this safety net has never been so important
- Understand the unique role that ‘by and for’ services can provide for a variety of identities
- With the acute shortage of housing in London, learn how women who are ready to leave temporary housing are being forced to remain preventing capacity going to those who need it most
Sharon Crosby, Senior Regional Lead, Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse (CONFIRMED)
Question & Answers
Comfort Break
Case Study: Immigrants & Asylum Seekers – Providing Services for the Already Vulnerable
- Hear how barriers to essential services, uncertainty, and often inadequate conditions can exacerbate social vulnerability
- Learn best practice to leverage support networks across NGOs, Local Councils, and other institutions to ensure the best service possible is afforded to these already vulnerable individuals
- Realise the opportunity for positive impact that housing professionals across the sectors can have
Bethan Lant, Project Lead, Praxis (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Local Approaches to Local Housing Issues
- Understand how the unique demographics and housing stock of each region requires an equally unique vulnerable tenancy policy to ensure needs are best met
- Learn different strategies to ensure that vulnerable tenants are provided the support service they require
- Hear from leaders on best practice to future proof the social housing provision, especially with respect to those who have complex needs requiring supported living
Question & Answers
Chair Closing remarks
Conference Close
Get in Touch
Speakers
Professor Helen Carr
Professor of Property Law & Sc Justice
University of Southampton
Professor Caroline Hunter
Head of York Law School
University of York
Dr Edward Kirton-Darling
Senior Lecturer
University of Bristol
Nick Connolly
CEO
EveryYouth
Testimonials
“informative and interesting, speakers knowledgeable and shared good practice”
“It was a great conference, lots of good practice ideas were shared and the variety of guest speakers provided strong insight into how vulnerable tenants can be supported by the Housing sector.”
“Excellent speakers, and the online event software was easy to navigate.”
“Really informative and great opportunity to network”
Why You Should Attend?
Why Attend?
✓High-level keynotes from senior Housing & Policy professionals
✓Hear best practices in supporting those with complex needs
✓ Gain 8 hours of CPD points towards your yearly quota
For more information or to make a booking please call 0330 058 4285
Who Should Attend?
| Job Title Example | Organisation Examples |
| Service Provider | Local Authorities |
| Housing Officer | Housing Associations |
| Head Of Tenancy | Supported Living Providers |
| Case Worker | Property Management Orgs |
| Counsellor | NGOs, Thinktanks, Gov. |
Pricing Options
PRIVATE SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
PUBLIC SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
Sponsorship
Raise your Profile, Showcase Your Solutions, Generate New Business
If your products, services, and solutions can support our audiences in their roles, and you want to make connections and generate new business with key stakeholders, decision makers, and influencers, then please contact us HERE
IMPORTANT: There are only a small number of sponsorship opportunities available to ensure maximum exposure and ROI – contact us today to secure your place.
Virtual vs F2F
Whilst F2F provide better options for networking, there are many distinct advantages of sponsoring our online conferences including:
- Wider geographical reach of delegates and a different audience who prefer online to f2f
- Lower sponsorship package costs
- No travel/accommodation
- Less time out of the office
- No stand materials required (lower costs)
- 1 of only 2 sponsors involved – less competition on the day
- Prime speaking slot in the morning of the conference including Q&A – less distractions and easier for delegates to hear/absorb information
- Receive all delegate data after the conference to follow-up directly with those who attend and don’t attend (small % but still key stakeholders)
- Ongoing exposure via OnDemand access (coming soon)
To find out more and discuss your specific objectives, please contact us below:
