Recurring concern

Insufficient suitable housing for vulnerable young people

First to latest report 29 Apr 2019 — 14 Mar 2024

Reports that mention this concern
2
Times this concern has been raised
2
Stated actions linked to this concern
8

What this concern includes

Includes failures of housing provision, capacity or availability that leave vulnerable young people without suitable stable accommodation, including young people experiencing homelessness or severe and enduring mental illness.

What is not included
  • Excludes delays in securing alternative accommodation where the supported unsafe condition is specifically the process or timeliness of arranging a move rather than insufficient housing provision.
  • Excludes general social-care, mental-health or homelessness-service capacity deficiencies that do not directly leave vulnerable young people without suitable housing.
  • Excludes unregulated-placement oversight, provider due diligence and care-placement suitability concerns where housing availability is not the shared unsafe condition.
  • Excludes housing-benefit, rent-arrears or eviction processes unless they directly establish insufficient availability of suitable housing for vulnerable young people.

Reports and published responses 2 reports

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  1. Manchester South

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    Tobias Ryse Mannering-Jones · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Tobias Mannering-Jones became homeless, isolated and vulnerable, experienced mental health difficulties, drug use and sexual exploitation, and was found dead at Portland Basin Marina on 21 February 2023. The inquest identified concerns about delays in mental health support, inadequate housing and sustained support for vulnerable homeless young people, difficulties contacting people without telephones or addresses, failure to recognise exploitation, and the need for coordinated agency responsibility.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

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    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of resources for stable housing solutions for vulnerable young people

    Wider context from the report

    “2. The inquest also heard evidence of the impact of homelessness and consequential vulnerability on a young person like Tobias and that the demands on Local Authorities meant that even where vulnerability was recognised there were not resources for either sustained support and stable housing solutions. The evidence was that as a consequence young vulnerable people had to rely on homeless shelters where they were exposed to additional negative influences and as in Tobias’s case abuse due to their sexuality. ”

    Source location

    Tobias Ryse Mannering-Jones · Prevention of Future Deaths report
    Page 3 · concerns

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

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    Review accommodation available in Tameside to identify new opportunities and increase options for people facing street homelessness.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “We are reviewing the accommodation available within Tameside to identify new opportunities to increase provision available which will provide additional options to be considered for any person facing street homelessness.”

    Source location

    Response from Greater Mnachester Integrated Care
    Page 3 · response
    Published 20 March 2024

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    Deliver Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme move-on homes nationally.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Alongside this, I am taking action to increase capacity and access to housing through our accommodation programmes. These include the £433 million Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme (which has delivered over 5,500 move-on homes nationally as of March 2024); and the £200 million Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP). SHAP was launched in 2022 and aims to provide both accommodation and wrap-around support specifically targeted at two groups: adults experiencing multiple disadvantages with a history of rough sleeping and who require high levels of support; and young people at risk of experiencing homelessness or rough sleeping. We expect around 650 units to be provided to support young people aged 18-25 across the country. I am pleased that Tameside is part of both of these programmes and has been allocated c.£3.1 million for RSAP and c.£1.5 million for SHAP.”

    Source location

    Response from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    Page 3 · response
    Published 20 March 2024

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    Deliver the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme, including accommodation and wrap-around support for vulnerable adults and young people.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Alongside this, I am taking action to increase capacity and access to housing through our accommodation programmes. These include the £433 million Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme (which has delivered over 5,500 move-on homes nationally as of March 2024); and the £200 million Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP). SHAP was launched in 2022 and aims to provide both accommodation and wrap-around support specifically targeted at two groups: adults experiencing multiple disadvantages with a history of rough sleeping and who require high levels of support; and young people at risk of experiencing homelessness or rough sleeping. We expect around 650 units to be provided to support young people aged 18-25 across the country. I am pleased that Tameside is part of both of these programmes and has been allocated c.£3.1 million for RSAP and c.£1.5 million for SHAP.”

    Source location

    Response from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    Page 3 · response
    Published 20 March 2024

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    Operate the Night Shelter Transformation Fund to help providers improve services and transition toward self-contained accommodation.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Secondly, addressing concerns with night shelter provision, my Department has action underway to support the sector to enhance services and improve outcomes for people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping. In 2022, DLUHC established the Night Shelter Transformation Fund (NSTF), which is a £13 million programme over three years, making single and multi-year grant funding available to night shelter providers to transform their offer to provide sustainable routes off the streets through a range of high-quality provision. A key aspect of this is supporting organisations to transition from communal sleeping to a model of more self-contained accommodation, which, following the pandemic, is widely recognised as a more suitable type of accommodation providing people with increased safety, stability and dignity.”

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    Response from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    Page 3 · response
    Published 20 March 2024

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    Continue supporting night shelters through training resources, high-quality accommodation requirements and specialist outreach roles funded through the Rough Sleeping Initiative.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “In DLUHC, I will continue to support the night shelter sector in line with the actions in the second matter of concern, including training resources on best practice for engagement; and will continue to ensure that areas in receipt of RSI funding have in place ending rough sleeping plans that include high quality off the street accommodation and specialist outreach roles that are designed to directly engage and support people on the streets. Shelters play a valuable role providing accommodation to those experiencing homelessness and lessons from matter of concern five are particularly pertinent in considering how this provision fits in and engages with other services.”

    Source location

    Response from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    Page 4 · response
    Published 20 March 2024

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    Health-related concerns are led by DHSC, with DHSC and Manchester Integrated Care Board providing a separate, more detailed response.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “My responses to the matters of concern are set out in turn below. I have worked closely with the other public bodies that have received the Report, including the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England, in collaboration with Manchester Integrated Care Board. A separate response will be provided by DHSC and Manchester Integrated Care Board, which will respond in greater detail to the first, third and fifth matter of concern.”

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    Response from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    Page 2 · response
    Published 20 March 2024

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  2. Inner West London

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    Georgia Sylvia Nelson · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Georgia Sylvia Nelson, who had treatment-resistant schizophrenia and severe persistent symptoms, stepped in front of a train at Gloucester Road Underground Station on 11 May 2018 and was killed instantly. The report raised concerns about the lack of suitable long-term and rehabilitation housing for young people with severe mental illness, inadequate discharge planning, and missed opportunities to improve treatment and consider rehabilitation before discharge.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

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    Lack of suitable housing for young patients with severe and enduring mental illness

    Wider context from the report

    “1. That there is no suitable housing specifically for young patients with severe and enduring mental illness in RBKC. ”

    Source location

    Georgia Sylvia Nelson · Prevention of Future Deaths report
    Page 2 · concerns

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

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    Work with commissioners and the local authority to secure a wider choice of rehabilitation services for patients.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “NICE are due to produce guidelines on Rehabilitation in adults with complex psychosis and related severe mental health conditions that we know are likely to propose a wider range of options to provide patients with rehabilitation not just in an inpatient setting. This is the national direction of travel, with patients being brought back from out of area placements to their local community and rehabilitation being provided in high supported accommodation or even in patients’ independent accommodation. We are working with our commissioner and local authority to ensure that services are commissioned for our patients that give the widest choice of rehabilitation options and keep up to date with modern ways of working. This will mean that as discharge planning starts at admission, we will follow the new NICE guidance on considering rehabilitation as appropriate.”

    Source location

    2019-0140-Response-by-CNWL-NHS-Trust
    Page 3 · response
    Published 14 June 2019

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

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    Continue multidisciplinary work with health and social care partners to assess mental health support and accommodation needs through the monthly placement panel.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Out of this number of young people with severe mental health issues, there may be a few who can be referred to supported housing services through the Single Homeless Team. The Housing Department agrees with and will continue to work with Adult Social Care, WL CCG and colleagues in the Central North West London NHS Foundation (CNWL) in any decision-making process in regard to the type of support and accommodation needed, ensuring decisions are made through an assessed process and agreed through a multi-disciplinary approach and monthly panel meeting. The Mental Health Placement Panel consists of Adult Social Care representatives and the Clinical Commissioning Group commissioners and care co-ordinator. Where services are not available within the borough, specialist placements outside of the borough can be purchased to best meet the individual’s needs.”

    Source location

    2019-0140-Response-by-RBKC_Redacted
    Page 3 · response
    Published 14 June 2019

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

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    Refer clients needing long-term or lifelong supported housing to the funding and placement panel for evidence-based multidisciplinary decisions on commissioned support and accommodation.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “We would like to take the following action when addressing the prevention of future deaths. If the client may need long term or life long supported housing, the case will be brought to the funding and placement panel to decide what kind of long term or life-long support and accommodation will be commissioned through an evidence-based assessment by the”

    Source location

    2019-0140-Response-by-RBKC_Redacted
    Page 6 · response
    Published 14 June 2019

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    Housing provision for young people and rehabilitation placements is outside the Trust’s commissioning functions.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Concerns 1, 2 and 3 are within the domain of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, who develop and commission housing provision, including a range of supported accommodation. Whilst the Trust does not commission these services, as the major provider of NHS mental health care within the Borough, we do work closely with the local authority to inform and assist them in developing new services. We think however, they will want to respond to these 3 points separately as the responsible organisation, and we are aware they are currently in the process of responding to you in this respect.”

    Source location

    2019-0140-Response-by-CNWL-NHS-Trust
    Page 2 · response
    Published 14 June 2019

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    How this respondent position was interpreted

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    The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is responsible for developing and commissioning the relevant housing provision and should respond to these concerns.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Concerns 1, 2 and 3 are within the domain of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, who develop and commission housing provision, including a range of supported accommodation. Whilst the Trust does not commission these services, as the major provider of NHS mental health care within the Borough, we do work closely with the local authority to inform and assist them in developing new services. We think however, they will want to respond to these 3 points separately as the responsible organisation, and we are aware they are currently in the process of responding to you in this respect.”

    Source location

    2019-0140-Response-by-CNWL-NHS-Trust
    Page 2 · response
    Published 14 June 2019

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    How this respondent position was interpreted

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    Existing commissioned housing and support options, assessed through multidisciplinary panels, are considered adequate despite no dedicated service for young patients.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Out of this number of young people with severe mental health issues, there may be a few who can be referred to supported housing services through the Single Homeless Team. The Housing Department agrees with and will continue to work with Adult Social Care, WL CCG and colleagues in the Central North West London NHS Foundation (CNWL) in any decision-making process in regard to the type of support and accommodation needed, ensuring decisions are made through an assessed process and agreed through a multi-disciplinary approach and monthly panel meeting. The Mental Health Placement Panel consists of Adult Social Care representatives and the Clinical Commissioning Group commissioners and care co-ordinator. Where services are not available within the borough, specialist placements outside of the borough can be purchased to best meet the individual’s needs.”

    Source location

    2019-0140-Response-by-RBKC_Redacted
    Page 3 · response
    Published 14 June 2019

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    How this respondent position was interpreted

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    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Where suitable local services are unavailable, specialist housing and rehabilitation placements will be purchased outside the borough.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Out of this number of young people with severe mental health issues, there may be a few who can be referred to supported housing services through the Single Homeless Team. The Housing Department agrees with and will continue to work with Adult Social Care, WL CCG and colleagues in the Central North West London NHS Foundation (CNWL) in any decision-making process in regard to the type of support and accommodation needed, ensuring decisions are made through an assessed process and agreed through a multi-disciplinary approach and monthly panel meeting. The Mental Health Placement Panel consists of Adult Social Care representatives and the Clinical Commissioning Group commissioners and care co-ordinator. Where services are not available within the borough, specialist placements outside of the borough can be purchased to best meet the individual’s needs.”

    Source location

    2019-0140-Response-by-RBKC_Redacted
    Page 3 · response
    Published 14 June 2019

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