Housing First

Concepts

• health and social work
• bridgend
• bridgend county borough council
• affordable housing
• chronic housing
• vision of the housing support grant
• housing
• first project
• service users
• support needs

Location

Bridgend

Description

This advert describes the requirements Bridgend County Borough Council (the Council) has for a Housing First Project. The service will support service users with chronic housing and support needs, who are unable or unwilling to reside in temporary or supported accommodation environments. Housing First (HF) is a unique approach to help tackle homelessness in a recovery-orientated way. The approach has been evidenced to successfully support people with repeat histories of homelessness into settled and stable homes. HF offers long-term, affordable housing as quickly as possible for individuals experiencing entrenched homelessness. As well as this, 24-hour wrap-around support and connections to community-based support is made available, to give Service Users the very best chance to successfully maintain their tenancies and avoid becoming homeless again. The service will work closely with the Local Authority and partner agencies to identify people suitable for this service and then ultimately look to engage with service users, providing intensive support to secure and maintain independent accommodation, whilst addressing relevant support needs, which may be complex and unmet. Provision will assist the Council in fulfilling its duties under The Housing (Wales) Act 2014, Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. The contract period is for 3 years, commencing on 1st January 2022 with the option to extend for up to 24 months. The service will assist with the vision of the Housing Support Grant that promotes “A Wales where nobody is homeless and everyone has a safe home where they can flourish and live a fulfilled, active and independent life”.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

Contract Length Please note the contract length is 3 years with an option to extend for up to a period of 24 months. Period From 1st January 2022 – 31st December 2024 (With an option to extend for a further 24 Months) (There was an error on the original notice of end date 31st December 2025).