Services showcase help protect funding for vulnerable people

North Wales Housing’s Supported Housing Team went on the road this September and showcased the services and support they offer to vulnerable residents.

The event was aimed at service providers, agencies, organisations and interested parties who wanted to find out more about what services we can offer and how to refer people to our services.

Lynne Evans, Head of Supported Housing explained:

“North Wales Housing provides a wide range of supported housing accommodation and support services to vulnerable people across North Wales, including homeless people and rough sleepers, young care leavers, people with mental health issues, and people with learning disabilities.” 

“We work closely with other organisations but events such as this offer a good refresher to everyone as to what we do and how we can work closer together. It’s also a great opportunity to put a face to a name!”

Supported Housing service users were also present at the event and attendees took their time to talk to them about their housing journey. Their stories are living proof that with the support of providers such as North Wales Housing they can successfully move on with their lives.

The event also supports a sector-wide ‘Lets Keep Supporting People’ campaign, established to raise awareness of the Supporting People programme, the people who benefit, the preventative nature of the programme and how the funding is spent.

Lynne was delighted to reveal that events such as this and the campaign have resulted in protected funding for another year:

“A number of our Supported Housing schemes are funded by partner local authorities through the Supporting People Programme. We are extremely pleased that the Welsh Government has committed to protecting the Supporting People Programme Grant again for 2017/18 in their recent budget.”

 “The Supporting People Programme supports over 60,000 vulnerable people across Wales every year.  Whilst the next few years will be difficult with pressure on public services across the board, protecting this funding means that our services will have more scope to respond to future challenges.” 

“Events such as this are very important to showcase the positive impact on vulnerable people’s lives and sustaining communities. It also encourages more collaboration which is crucial to keep the services going.”