SOFT MARKET TEST: Localised Housing Options & Advice Services
Reference ocds-b5fd17-b428d03b-9b24-4848-bbd2-96fad91217b1 · Sheffield City Council
Closed. Submission deadline: 7 June 2024.
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Description
The Council is exploring options for the delivery of a localised, community-based early legal advice and housing options service for all housing matters, targeted in the 3 Housing Market Areas of the City, where we receive the largest volume of homelessness presentations. The Council currently commission some services that provide homeless prevention support in local communities. However, the provision of this type of housing advice and guidance is limited, alongside services experiencing increased capacity. We want to ensure independent; early legal advice and options is offered much earlier than the 56-day legal Prevention Duty, with early guidance provided when a housing matter is identified. The aim of this is to proactively prevent situations where homelessness may occur and the subsequent trauma and stress this can place on households. In addition, the Council needs to reduce the need of households being placed in temporary or emergency accommodation, which is unsustainable for the both the Council and customers. The objective of this soft market testing is to eliminate the use of emergency provision by providing early legal housing advice and options, to prevent homeless…
Official publications
| Medium | Reference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FTS | c3dd09a9-f11b-479e-855c-53b060fa95e9-750405 | 13 May 2024 |
| Contracts Finder | c3dd09a9-f11b-479e-855c-53b060fa95e9-750405 | 13 May 2024 |
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