The Supporting Vulnerable Tenants in Social Housing Conference 2024

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For more information or to make a booking please call 0330 058 4285

• 09.00

  Online Registration

• 09.50

  Chair’s Welcome Address

  Helena Doyle, Customer Experience Director, Stone Water (CONFIRMED)

• 10.00

  Keynote: National Updates on Overcoming Key Challenges Faced by Vulnerable Tenants in Social Housing

  • An progress update on the Supported Housing Improvement Programme
  • Strategies and guidance on supporting vulnerable tenants through the cost-of-living crisis
  • Sharing conclusions and insights from the Social Housing Quality Resident Panel
  • Direction on the latest national measures and approaches to serious hazards like damp and mould

  Darrell Smith, Senior Policy Advisor , Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) (CONFIRMED)

• 10.20

  Keynote: Responding Swiftly and Effectively to the Needs of Vulnerable Tenants: Best Practice Guidance

  • Implementing a vulnerability strategy and self-assessing the quality of support provided to vulnerable tenants
  • Developing tenant-centric policies to ensure support meets the needs of vulnerable residents
  • Strategies for managing and investigating allegations and complaints made by vulnerable tenants
  • Guidance on forecasting on the demographics of residents that can expected in coming years,

  Zoe Miller, Lead Author Spotlight Report,  Housing Ombudsman Service (CONFIRMED)

• 10.40

  Key Supporter Sessions 

• 11.00

  Questions and Answers

• 11.20

  Comfort Break

• 11.35

  Case Study: Preventing the cycle of repeat homelessness by supporting the most vulnerable people in social housing. 

  • Identifying and addressing the barriers the most vulnerable people in social housing face
  • Strategies on maintaining high standards of living for ex-offenders within social housing associations
  • Data-driven approaches for placing vulnerable people into suitable accommodation quickly and effectively
  • Partnership working with other housing organisations through the Homes for Cathy programme

  Daniel Revell-Wiseman, Senior Chartered Housing Professional & Head of Specialised Services, Longhurst Group & Chartered Institute for Housing (CONFIRMED)

• 11.55

  Case-Study: Supporting Residents to Enable Better Outcomes

  • Best-practice guidance on providing early support to vulnerable tenants and creating pathways to access help
  • Using the Housing Options Finder tool to educate vulnerable tenants on their options when faced with a crisis
  • Providing money-advice services and gateways to help vulnerable tenants deal with financial difficulties
  • Opening up communication pathways to identify the tenants who are most at risk of falling into homelessness

  David Ripley, Executive Director of Customer Services, Thirteen Group (CONFIRMED)

• 12.15

  Case Study: Delivering Mental Health Support to Vulnerable Tenants: A whole-group approach

  • Implementing approaches for identifying tenants facing mental health issues as early as possible
  • Strategies for partnership working with healthcare services to support tenants in need of mental health assistance
  • Developing partnerships with healthcare organisations in order to provide the best quality care for residents.

  George Garrad, Associate Director of Health, Look Ahead (CONFIRMED)

• 12.35

  Questions and Answers

• 12.55

  Lunch Break

• 13.35

  Keynote: How Housing Associations can Provide Support for Tenants Trapped in Abusive Relationships

  • Exploring Strategies for empowering tenants to recognise their rights and options for seeking support
  • Delivering upskilling programmes, ensuring that staff are trained in dealing with situations of domestic abuse
  • Creating safe and supportive environments within housing associations, fostering a culture of openness
  • Building awareness and highlighting the signs of abusive relationships: tactics for early interventions

  Dr Kelly Henderson, Founder and CEO, Addressing Domestic Abuse (CONFIRMED)

• 13.55

  Keynote: Driving Improvements in the Housing Sector’s Response to Domestic Abuse

  Jessica Tier, London Programme Manager DAHA, Standing Together (CONFIRMED)

• 14.15

  Key Supporter Session

• 14.35

  Questions and Answers

• 14.55

  Breakout Networking: Working in Partnership to Provide Wrap-Around Support for Vulnerable Tenants

  This session will provide you with the opportunity to discuss the main challenges you face in protecting and supporting vulnerable tenants. Share your experiences and learn more about initiatives successfully implemented by peers from across the sector.

• 15.25

  Comfort Break

• 15.40

  Case Study: Supporting Vulnerable Migrants and Refugee Service Users into Positive Outcomes

  Fuad Mahmed, CEO and Founder, ACH Housing (CONFIRMED)

• 16.00

  Case Study: Best-practice Framework for Improving Wrap-around Support to Vulnerable Tenants 

  Naomi Keyte, Director of Care & Independent Living, Southern Housing (CONFIRMED)

• 16.20

  Questions and Answers

• 16.40

  Chair’s Closing Remarks

  *programme subject to change without notice

Who Should Attend?

Delegates who will have an interest in this event will be people who work in the housing, local government, voluntary, and health sectors.

*This Conference is open to Public, Private and Third Sectors

For more information or to make a booking please call 0330 058 4285

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