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Reducing Ex-Prisoner Homelessness (Education (Citizenship lessons that…
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Supported Accommodation
Supported Accommodation
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Ensure that 'minimum stays' are fit for purpose, and that individuals aren't held back from progressing in the wider world.
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Maybe consider a central database/referal system- in order for individuals to attend the centre which most supports their needs, on example would be to prevent self-referals to providers that have too-short a maximum stay for their needs.
There are only 5 supported accommodation providers in Southampton, with spaces in total for 233 people.
A policy of increased funding for supported accomodation, but providing some accom. for more niche groups, i.e. Sex offenders, arsonists and other violent offenders who are banned from many.
HMP Isle of Wight holds virtually 1,000 sex offenders. 90% of offenders are serving sentences of more than 10 years.
Or, as opposed to a funding increase soley, the policy could be to make it compulsory to send released prisoners to supported accommodation directly, depending on a needs/risk assessment.
In 2010, it was estimated that supported housing delivers net annual savings to the public purse of around £640m
69,622 prisoners released in 2018
In 2012, 15% of prisoners are released to no fixed abode.
2012 population was 83,000
The current supported accommodation population is approx 600,000