Appendix - North Kesteven District Council

D Strategic Priorities
• Employing a dedicated money advice worker and advisory service.
• Delivery of robust housing management procedures and early intervention measures to tackle rent arrears or
anti-social behaviour.
• Delivering additional security measures and support via our Sanctuary scheme to help victims of domestic
violence to feel safe to remain within their own home.
• Working with partner agencies to ensure victims of violence or domestic abuse are supported and have access
to appropriate advice and legal assistance.
Tenure sustainment
• A housing support service accessible by all persons accommodated by this authority, as homeless. The service
aims are to provide a holistic approach to their support need to aid integration into a new community, to help
counter social isolation and assist individuals to work
through their issues or access other essential services.
• Developing skills with officers to allow negotiation with lenders or housing providers to enable people to remain
in their current home.
Access to other housing sectors
• Developed a Transfer Incentive Scheme to help free up under occupied accommodation, through financial
assistance to tenants.
• Forging links with private sector landlords and managing agents to: increase access to the private sector
housing market for the more vulnerable or marginalized groups.
• Developing private sector leasing arrangements to increase the supply of accommodation for homeless.
• Developing a Landlords Forum and Voluntary Accreditation scheme to improve links between the authority and
landlords to offer appropriate advice and to help resolve disputes.
• Developing a lower demand strategy. The Council is considering options for remodelling or change of use for
some properties or schemes for use by the homeless.
Partnership working
• Developed county protocol with district authorities, probation and prison service to ensure the housing and
support needs for prisoners are assessed prior to their release.
• M.A.P.P.P. – (multi-agency forum) for a coordinated approach for dealing with monitoring of offending and to
address support & housing needs.
• Working with Social Services – developed a county protocol for determining the housing and support needs for
young people by way of a joint assessment and for the referral of intentionally homeless families.
• Benchmarking of housing advice and homelessness services with other district authorities within the county.
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