More about Connecting People
Connecting people is about the massive role that housing providers, and other agencies, play in supporting older and vulnerable people. They can provide attractive and well-managed housing, deliver care and support services, offer advice and signposting, and work alongside statutory and voluntary agencies.
Key issues
Our aims are to:
- ensure that the housing providers 'offer' contribute to strategies and policies in areas like health and social care, homelessness and support services
- monitor and oversee the housing contribution to key strategies
- contribute to needs-analysis and requirements for future accommodation and services
- identify and share best practice, and ensure good communication and sharing of information across housing, care and support agencies
- understand the implications of national policy agendas - such as customer-profiling
- improve access to services for tenants – by connecting front-line housing staff to neighbourhood services such as mental health, and young people’s support
- provide a collective voice into the city’s commissioning arrangements
- review the findings of serious case reviews to identify trends and share learning-points