Provision of Supported Housing for Single Homeless People by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a contract to Midland Heart Limited for the provision of supported housing for single homeless people.

The service delivers support within supported accommodation to vulnerable adults (over 18) who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, preparing them for independent living in a settled accommodation setting.

The contract value was £243,041.12.

The service objectives included preparing service users for independent living, reducing repeat homelessness, facilitating quicker journeys through supported accommodation, working in partnership with agencies such as police, probation services, children's services, and home treatment teams, providing anti-discriminatory services, ensuring accountability through consultation and quality assurance, reducing barriers to independence, ensuring positive experiences, enabling quicker access to independent living, increasing progression to settled living, placing service users at the centre of support planning, and adding social value in line with the Public Services Social Value Act 2012.