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Progress... Apr-Sep 2025

Year Outcomes – 2025/26

TOTAL PEOPLE REACHED

102 people assisted of which

37 Homelessness advocacy cases

INITIAL OUTCOMES

o 18 Homelessness application Advocacy; progression of case and support with Housing Plan to access accommodation – including 2 extensions of interim accommodation pending review & 4 success reviews/escalation)

o 12 Homelessness application Advocacy; interim (emergency) accommodation attained for people experiencing or imminently facing street homeless

o 1 Settled accommodation attained - Supported accommodation attained

o 1 Suitable Temporary Accommodation attained (pathway to settled)

o 3 recent referrals pending outcomes

o 1 Advice only

o 1 Did not attend initial appointment

LONG TERM OUTCOMES

o 9 Settled accommodation

   6 Social housing

   2 Private rental sector

   1 Supported accommodation

o 3 Short-term accommodation (pathway to settled)

o 12 pending outcomes, continuing support

o 3 Advice only after initial outcome

o 2 continued with other services after initial outcome

o 4 left interim accommodation & disengaged – substance misuse issues and DA; 2 have returned to the service

o 2 left Norwich

o 2 disengaged

REFERRALS FROM

Norfolk County Council - Adult Social Services, Children's Services, Crisis Support Fund, Social Care Community Engagement  ~  HMPPS  ~  Norfolk Integrated Housing and Community Support Service  ~  Community Chaplaincy Norfolk  ~  Pathways(Homeless outreach)  ~  Social prescribers  ~  Equal Lives  ~  Vulnerable Adult Service – GP  ~  Norwich Consolidated Charities  ~  Substance Misuse services -  Change, Grow Live, The Matthew Project ~  MIND  ~  Millenium Library  ~  Hope Church  ~  St Martin’s Housing Trust  ~  Norwich City Council - Specialist Support Team NCC  ~  Citizens Advice  ~  Shelter  ~  South Norfolk and Broadland District council - Community Connector  ~  DWP (custody)  ~  Self-referrals & client recommendations  ~  Drop-ins at The Arc (Salvation Army) and The Matthew Project.

CONSULTANCY TO

HMPPS ~  Norfolk Integrated Housing and Community Support Service ~  Community Chaplaincy Norfolk ~ Pathways (Homeless outreach) ~ Social prescribers – GP surgeries ~ Children’s services ~ Substance Misuse Services - Change Grow Live, The Matthew Project ~ Supported Housing providers – The House of Genesis, St Martin’s Housing trust ~ Shelter ~ Members of the public

APR-JUN 25

10 referrals

6 x Advocacy – Homelessness applications

2 x Advice

2 x Consultancy 

JUL-SEP 25

42 referrals

14 x Advocacy – Homelessness applications

5 x Advocacy – move on

9 x Advice

11 x Consultancy 

1 x Contact – no reply

2 x Initial contact only

OCT-DEC 25

34 referrals

14 x Advocacy – Homelessness applications

2 x Advocacy – move-on

8 x Advice

6 x Consultancy 

2 x Contact – no reply

2 x Declined – not in scope

2026

We had to pause referrals mid-January as we were at capacity... we continued to provide consultancy for professionals until we open up referrals again in April 2026

3 x Advocacy – Homelessness applications

3 x Advice cases

1 x Consultancy 

6 x Consultancy – no capacity 

1 x No capacity 

1 x Contact – no reply

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