Theme 1: early intervention and prevention
We believe that Everyone in Coventry should have a place to call home, we will minimise homelessness by focusing on early prevention and intervention to help people keep their home or move in a planned way.
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Action |
Lead |
Date |
Evidencing success |
What success looks like |
Underpinning principles |
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T1.1 |
Periodically review the approach to daily Rough Sleeping Outreach walks to ensure we maximise its impact and effectiveness. |
CCC Rough Sleeping Manager (RSM) |
6 monthly |
Street link KPIs Outreach data |
All referrals are actioned, and all city locations are visited daily. Interaction with new rough sleepers ASAP to minimise time sleeping rough |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.2 |
Through the homelessness forum provide support and advice to partner organisations to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to recognise signs of people at risk of homelessness and access to tools to prevent homelessness wherever possible. |
Housing & Homelessness Service SMT |
Quarterly |
Data returns to Government Forum minutes and actions |
A decrease in households approaching as homeless. A Decrease in rough sleeping numbers. An increase in the number of households where homelessness is prevented An increase in Duty to refers of households seeking prevention advice |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.3 |
Build early intervention/early prevention approach with partners into all our interactions with those at risk of homelessness |
Housing & Homelessness Service SMT Key partners |
On-going |
H-CLIC data RS delta returns |
A decrease in the number of households approaching at risk of homelessness. Reduced proportion of households requiring temporary accommodation through early intervention A Decrease in rough sleeping numbers.
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Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.4 |
Coordinate work across the homelessness partnership to ensure we are making the best use of our resources to deliver Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) that prevents homelessness. |
Housing & Homelessness Service SMT |
On/going |
Hclic data |
There is a reduction in the number of households present at the point of crisis. An increase in the number of households whose homelessness is prevented |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.5 |
Carry out a review of our online information including pages for professionals and our self-help offer and self-help information available |
H&H Operational Lead people |
March 2025 and twice yearly |
Updated web site |
Our on-line offer to professionals and customers is effective at supporting early intervention and prevention |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.6 |
Increase the number of duties to refers that are made by both statutory and voluntary organisations to the service |
H&H Operational Lead people |
On-Going Annual report |
Using Baseline data from 2023/24 seek to increase referrals for both single people and families
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There is an increase in referrals for those who are at risk of homelessness |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.7 |
Deliver advice sessions for internal and external partners raising awareness of early intervention and the housing situation/demand in Coventry |
H&H Operational Lead people
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December 2025 |
Series of sessions delivered to key partners |
There is a Reduction in households presenting at the point of crisis. |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.8 |
Produce annual infographics that demonstrate the housing supply and demand in Coventry and ensure these are shared widely |
H&H Operational Lead people |
August 2025 and annually |
Annual infographic document |
Customers and partners have a clear understanding of the housing challenges in the city |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.9 |
To produce annual infographics that demonstrate the homelessness demand and ensure these are shared widely |
H&H Operational Lead people |
August 2025 and annually |
Annual infographic document |
Customers and partners have a clear understanding of the homelessness demand and challenges in the city |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.10 |
As part of the re commissioning of the housing related support services consider how early intervention and prevention can be maximised |
Housing and homelessness commissioning and partnerships lead ()HHCPL |
March 2026 |
Hclic data Commissioned services performance reports |
There is an increase in the number of households whose homelessness is prevented |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led |
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T1.11 |
Hold annual sessions with partners to ensure any new preventative measures and initiatives are shared or identified |
H&H Operational Lead people
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May 2025 |
Annual session held |
Partners are aware of demand and challenges and are maximising all opportunities to prevent homelessness in the city |
Partnership ILC&H Intelligence led
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