Social work and related services

Tender description

Pembrokeshire County Council, Housing Support Grant Programme, is preparing to tender for a substance misuse supported accommodation and floating support service in Pembrokeshire. As part of the development of the specification for this service, we are holding an engagement event for potential providers of this housing related support service. The purpose of the session will be to explore what’s working well around the current substance misuse supported accommodation and floating support service, what’s not working quite so well and what things could be changed for the service to improve. This discussion will help inform the future direction and service model and your input would be very much appreciated. The substance misuse supported accommodation and floating support service is expected to provide housing related support to people with substance and alcohol misuse needs within Pembrokeshire. This service is available to people of all ages who require housing related support to enable them to live more independently. The purpose of the Housing Support Grant (HSG) is to prevent homelessness and support people to have the capability, independence, skills and confidence to access and/or maintain a stable and suitable home. HSG aims to achieve this through: — services that build the capacity and ability of individuals or households to maintain a home, — services that prevent homelessness or the need for an individual to live in an inappropriate institutional setting, — providing or enabling access to suitable housing for individuals or households, — services that mitigate the impact of homelessness on individuals or households, — brokering access to other services for people in housing need, — raising awareness and understanding with other professionals and with the wider public. Outcomes Welsh Government developed an outcomes framework for services funded through the housing support grant. Activities carried out by service providers report achievements against the following outcomes: Promoting personal and community safety — feeling safe, — contributing to the safety and well-being of themselves and of others. Promoting independence and control — managing accommodation, — managing relationships, — feeling part of the community. Promoting economic progress and financial control — managing money, — engaging in education/learning, — engaged in employment/voluntary work. Promoting health and wellbeing — physically healthy, — mentally healthy, — leading a healthy and active lifestyle.