Accommodation and Support including Emergency Accommodation for Vulnerable Groups

• Value: £15M

The nationally agreed quota for asylum seeker children is 0.04% of the child population. In Liverpool, this equates to 63 children aged between 14-17. Current forecasts for 23/24 anticipate 134 young people requiring support during the year. As a result, contact will be made with the Home Office to discuss use of the National Transfer Scheme. In addition, Children’s services support 48 UASC care leavers who were formerly looked after who can be supported with a programme of education up until they are 25 years of age. Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children can be some of the most vulnerable children in our society. All local authorities have the duty to assess and provide accommodation and support to unaccompanied asylum-seeking child who present in their area. The Home Office defines UASC as a person under 18 years of age, who is applying for asylum and is separated from both parents and not in the care of a guardian. Successful providers will be required to be registered with Ofsted for the category of service that best describes their provision Guide to Supported Accommodation Regulations Including Quality Standards and to have received their Unique Registration Number Department of Education Supported Accommodation Registration with Ofsted by the 27 October 2023 to be eligible to deliver this service. From this date Providers will be subject to regulation by the Department of Education and Ofsted and must keep to the conditions of your registration and comply with the relevant regulations, such as the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023. When a UASC reaches the age of 18 years, Section 17 duties cease to apply to them and Councils' duties to accommodate and maintain those who have been looked after under Section 20 also ends. However, under Sections 23C-E and 24 of the Children Act, as amended by the Children Leaving Care Act 2000, Local Authorities continue to have duties and powers in respect of UASC who have previously been accommodated under Section 20 of the Children Act.

• Value: £2M

No recourse to public funds (NRPF) applies to people who are ‘subject to immigration control’ and, because of this, have no entitlement to certain welfare benefits, homelessness assistance and an allocation of social housing through the Council register. (The definition of ‘subject to immigration control’ is set out in section 115 (9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999). The Authority has a legal duty to provide care and support under the Care Act 2014 to people assessed as eligible regardless of whether they have recourse to public funds. Part of this support may include housing, general support and financial support.

• Value: £1M

Provision of supported lodgings for young people aged 16 and 17 who are looked after children and are preparing to leave care. Supported lodgings is when a young person is placed within a private residence. Providers of supported lodging will as part of their service design place young people at the centre to ensure provision is delivered in a way that reflects what young people say is important to them and promotes young people’s rights and entitlements. Successful providers will be required to be registered with Ofsted for the category of service that best describes their provision Guide to Supported Accommodation Regulations Including Quality Standards and to have received their Unique Registration Number Department of Education Supported Accommodation Registration with Ofsted by the 27 October 2023 to be eligible to deliver this service. From this date Providers will be subject to regulation by the Department of Education and Ofsted and must keep to the conditions of your registration and comply with the relevant regulations, such as the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023.

• Value: £7M

Provision of emergency accommodation for families and for single people who are homeless in an emergency. This contract will directly support the Authority in discharging its statutory duties as set out in the Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Act 2002, and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 as well as the commitment to ending rough sleeping. This legislation requires the provision of suitable (which is defined under the legislation) temporary accommodation to single households assessed as homeless under the legislation.

• Value: £2M

Provision of emergency / short term accommodation and support to adults who have eligible care and support needs. Liverpool City Council currently provide a variety of different offers to meet the care and support needs of its residents. This includes, nursing and residential care, domiciliary care, supported accommodation, direct payments and community support. Eligibility for care and support is determined through the Care Act 2014. The accommodation would be provided on a short term and or emergency basis until longer term plans are finalised. This would only be utilised in cases where emergency accommodation, through homelessness legislation is deemed as not appropriate, they are not eligible for emergency accommodation through homelessness legislation, or the persons needs are too high.

• Value: £140K

Provision of same day emergency / short term accommodation and support to vulnerable young people for the prevention of homelessness. The service will be required to offer same day placements and to operate on a 24-hour basis during weekends and bank holidays including Christmas Day. 1.5 This Service is intended to be used as short-term emergency accommodation for young people at risk of being made homeless. Placements will not usually last for more than 24 hours. The aim is to safeguard any young person who is assessed as being at risk of immediate and significant harm due to homelessness or housing related issues. Successful providers will be required to be registered with Ofsted for the category of service that best describes their provision Guide to Supported Accommodation Regulations Including Quality Standards and to have received their Unique Registration Number Department of Education Supported Accommodation Registration with Ofsted by the 27 October 2023 to be eligible to deliver this service. From this date Providers will be subject to regulation by the Department of Education and Ofsted and must keep to the conditions of your registration and comply with the relevant regulations, such as the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023.