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Nouse News
Summer 2024




Welcome to our Summer 2024 edition of Nouse News, the newsletter of the Nottingham Strategic Housing Network facilitated by Nottingham City Council's Housing Strategy Team.?

Got an article for our next edition? [email protected] before 31th September 2024.

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Housing Strategy 2024-2028
Housing Strategy

The new Housing Strategy ? Homes Fit for the Future aims to enhance the availability, affordability, and quality of housing in the city. The strategy covers social housing, the private-rented sector and owner-occupied homes.

Have your say on the strategy and join the public consultation by filling out our online survey [ [link removed] ]. Your responses will help us shape the final strategy document and actions for the next four years. The consultation is open *from Tuesday 16th July to Tuesday 27 August*.

To find the draft strategy and other supporting documents, please visit consultation page [ [link removed] ].

More information can be found here [ [link removed] ].

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The first set of regulatory judgements

RSH

The Regulator of Social Housing?s (RSH) inspection programme [ [link removed] ] for large social landlords began on 1 April 2024 and will span at least four years. The programme aims to proactively verify landlords' compliance with consumer standards and enhance long-term tenant services. RSH also engages responsively, based on tenant and stakeholder referrals.

RHS recently inspected Watford Community Housing Trust and Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited (NCHA). RSH confirmed that both landlords meet governance and viability requirements and have strong financial capacity. They also comply with new consumer standards, addressing tenant issues effectively.

More information can be found on responsive engagement [ [link removed] ]?and?regulatory standards [ [link removed] ].



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Smart Meter installation
Electric meter

Smart meters record the cost and amount of energy you are using in your home. They update every 30 minutes for gas and in near real-time for electricity. Smart meters help consumers to manage their energy use, save money and reduce emissions that lead to climate change.

Nottingham achieved 67% Smart Meter installation coverage in domestic homes in March 2024. This is an increase from 60% in March 2023.?

To find out more about smart meters, visit this page [ [link removed] ].?

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Domestic CO2 emissions

CO2

For the first time, domestic CO2 emissions per head in Nottingham city are under 1 ton. Domestic CO2 emissions per head have decreased from 1.18 ton in 2021 to 0.99 ton in 2022. This means that Nottingham remains 4th on the list of Core Cities based on level of domestic CO2 emissions per head.

In 2022, Nottingham?s domestic CO2 attributed to gas fell by 16.1% and domestic electricity fell by 9.7%, compared to 2021 data. ?

More data can be found here [ [link removed] ].



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Energy report 2022-2023
energy prices

The Energy Report looks at efficient energy use in England and impact the cost-of-living crisis had on households.??

The percentage of energy-efficient homes (rated A to C) increased from 19% in 2012 to 48% in 2022, while the least energy-efficient homes (rated E to G) decreased from 30% to 9%.

Nearly 75% of homeowners made improvements to their homes in the last five years.

In response to rising energy prices, most households reported heating their homes for fewer hours (51%), lowering the temperature (46%), and using less electricity (42%).

Read more at English Housing Survey 2022 to 2023: energy report [ [link removed] ].?

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NPRAS support for homeless households

NPRAS

The Nottingham Private Rented Assistance Scheme (NPRAS) helps homeless families find affordable homes in the private rented sector and can communicate with the landlords on their behalf.??

Some of the free services they provide include:?


* Bespoke matching service for landlord and tenant
* Complete background checks?
* Assess tenants income and expenditure to ensure affordability
* Provide a written bond or cash deposit at the outset of the tenancy

They also offer full property management for fee of ?35.00pm incl. VAT, if property is let via NPRAS.

Read more here [ [link removed] ].?



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English Housing Survey - security of tenure
rented tenancies

The English Housing Survey (EHS) 2022-23 security of tenure [ [link removed] ] provides detailed data on household moves, eviction reasons, and security of tenure among private renters. It highlights that 70% of tenants wanted to move, while 9% were asked to leave by landlord, mostly because landlord wanted to sell property. Of those who were asked to leave, 37% received Section 21 notice.?

While 78% of private renters feel safe from eviction, there is a higher confidence among higher-income households and pensioners.?

More information is available here [ [link removed] ].

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English Housing Survey - rented sector
PRS

The English Housing Survey (EHS) 2022-23: rented sector [ [link removed] ] reveals that 35% of households are in rented sectors, split between private (19%) and social (16%). In previous year, 9% of renters who were receiving housing support had been refused a tenancy because they were receiving housing support.

Other key findings include:


* 71% of private and 73% of social renters find paying rent easy.
* Social renters are more likely to be in arrears and have less savings.
* Private renters experience more frequent moves and tenancy refusals.
* Safety concerns are higher among social renters, especially in high-rise flats.

Read more here [ [link removed] ].?

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Wayfinder - befriending programme

Wayfinder

Transforming Notts Together [ [link removed] ] works alongside local community hubs to deliver *Wayfinder befriending programme*. The programme aim is to provide support to people with low support needs, who are potentially at risk of homelessness, or who have moved into a new tenancy after a period of homelessness.

Individuals who want *to volunteer* as part of the project and organisations who want *to refer individuals and/or host this programme* within their community setting can find out more information at Wayfinder - Transforming Notts Together [ [link removed] ] or can email [email protected]



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Free IT equipment for homeless

It skills

The Nottingham recruitment company Staffline [ [link removed] ] has contributed approximately 400 pieces of IT equipment, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones, to the charity Framework [ [link removed] ]. They also provide training to Framework staff and homeless individuals with aim to *assist individuals in acquiring essential IT skills and the confidence needed for independent living*.?

This effort is expected to enhance digital inclusivity among the homeless population.

Read more here [ [link removed] ].?



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Online fashion brand supports homeless

Fashion

The charity Framework [ [link removed] ] has opened an online store - Framework Fashion [ [link removed] ] where a variety of T-shirts, hoodies, jumpers, and bags can be purchased. T*he profits from the store will be used to tackle homelessness*.

The company follows eco-friendly principles which means that each product is made with renewable energy while the packaging is plastic-free and is designed to be reused or repurposed. To prevent waste, items are printed on demand and can be returned for recycling into new products once they are worn out.

More information can be found here [ [link removed] ].?



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Breakfast for Rough Sleepers

The rough sleepers breakfast is organised *at St Peters Church, every second Wednesday from 10:30am-12pm.* The aim is to gather as many services as possible to support rough sleepers. Currently, *support is provided by*:?


* Changing Futures?
* Rough Sleepers Drug & Alcohol Team
* Street Outreach
* P3 - Tenancy support for those who have their own property
* Housing Solutions - Access to housing options via Gateway and NPRAS
* Medics - Needle exchange, BBV testing, sexual health screening, harm reduction advice

*Next meetings:?*


* *7th and 21st August? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??*
* *4th and 18th September*
* *2nd, 16th and 30th October*

For more information contact [email protected] <[email protected]>[email protected]

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House price growth

HPI May

According to the latest UK Housing Price Index [ [link removed] ] the *average price of a home in Nottingham in May was ?192,343.* This is an annual growth rate of -1.9%.

Zoopla's UK House Price Index - July 2024 [ [link removed] ] report highlights that nationally 12% homes for sale were previously rented while 40% remain in the rental sector after sale or sale failure. There are 16% more homes for sale nationally than a year ago, although this may be due to inability to sell.



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Rental inflation rate keeps dropping

residential rental growth

*Annual rental inflation in Nottingham has **
*slowed to 4.8%, down from 9.3% a year ago. **This is the lowest rate since September 2021, according to Zoopla?s latest quarterly Rental Market Report [ [link removed] ]. The decline from 2023 onwards may indicate market stabilization. This is probably partially due to the increase of Local Housing Allowance rates in April 2024, which has provided greater affordability to tenants, by sustaining rental prices and demand.?

*The average rental price in Nottingham was ?935pcm in June, with renters paying 25% more than they were 3 years ago.*

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Learn My Way

LMW

Learn My Way [ [link removed] ] is a free online platform offering courses on basic computer, tablet, and mobile phone skills, including job seeking, online banking, and staying safe online.?

You can use a few courses without signing up, but creating an account provides full access and saves your progress.

You can read more here [ [link removed] ].



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Secure data erasure by SustainableTech4Good

ST4G

Sustainable Tech 4 Good [ [link removed] ] offers secure, government-standard data erasure with full certification. It also repairs and refurbishes surplus tech for sustainable reuse. Refurbished and repaired devices are returned to local areas they are donated from.?

This initiative has helped 6,172 people access devices and saved 10,162 kg of electronic waste from landfill.?

You can donate tech and helping those in need by sending email to: [email protected]?



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Publications
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* Always Hope Evaluation - Final Report [ [link removed] ]- University of Sussex
* Breaking The Cycle: Improving Hospital Care and Discharge for Patients Experiencing Homelessness ? The Pathway Partnership Programme Annual Report 2022-23 [ [link removed] ] - Pathway
* Councillor workbook: Supporting residents with complex issues [ [link removed] ] - Local Government Association?
* Exploring the effect of case management in homelessness per components: A systematic review of effectiveness and implementation, with meta-analysis and thematic synthesis [ [link removed] ] - Centre for Homelessness Impact?
* FUTURE FOCUS: Where next for policy on multiple disadvantage? - ESSAY COLLECTION [ [link removed] ] - Making Every Adult Matter
* I feel part of society: The personal impact of digital inclusion for people with experience of homelessness [ [link removed] ] - Simon Community Scotland?
* Listen Up! Insight 3: Digital inclusion and exclusion [ [link removed] ] - Groundswell
* Needs Assessment for Patients Who are Homeless ? Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust & City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health [ [link removed] ] - Pathway
* New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) [ [link removed] ] - Homeless Link?
* Race to the top: A PPN report on race and ethnicity in prisons [ [link removed] ] - Prisoner Policy Network
* Reducing Reoffending: Special Interest Group on Accommodation 2023-24: Report 3 [ [link removed] ] - Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Group
* Roma Homelessness [ [link removed] ] - Homeless Link?
* Staying Put: Leaving Care and the Risk of Homelessness [ [link removed] ]- Centre for Homelessness Impact
* Suffering and squalor: the impact on mental health of living in hotel asylum accommodation [ [link removed] ] - Helen Bomber Foundation?
* The effectiveness of abstinence-based and harm reduction-based interventions in reducing problematic substance use in adults who are experiencing homelessness in high income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis: A systematic review [ [link removed] ] - Centre for Homelessness Impact
* The TIFFIN recommendations: Involving people with lived experience of homelessness in palliative and end of life care research [ [link removed] ] - Marie Curie?
* UCLH national service co-design: Groundswell?s engagement with people with lived experience of homelessness [ [link removed] ] - Groundswell
* Urban Village Medical Practice Homeless Health Service ? Annual Report 2023 [ [link removed] ] - Pathway
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Your round-up of free, notable events, consultations and policy changes for the coming weeks:

*August*

7? ?Rough Sleepers Breakfast - St Peters Church 10-30am-12pm

8? ?Non-Domestic Abuse Stalking Awareness [ [link removed] ] - Equation

11 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

13 Mental Health Awareness training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

16 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

19 Suicide Prevention & Intervention training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

19 Safe Space Pledge [ [link removed] ] - Equation

21 Rough Sleepers Breakfast - St Peters Church 10-30am-12pm

21 Self Harm Awareness training [ [link removed] ]?- The Academy at Harmless

22 Non-Domestic Abuse Stalking Awareness [ [link removed] ] - Equation

24 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

27 Closing of Housing Strategy Consultation [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham City Council?

27 Understanding & Responding to Domestic Violence & Abuse [ [link removed] ] - Equation?

28 Arts & Homelessness monthly conversations 2pm [ [link removed] ] - Arts & Homelessness International

*September*

2? ?Mental Health Awareness training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

2? ?Your Choice Project - Service Webinar [ [link removed] ] - Equation

3? ?Mental Health Awareness training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

3? ?Safe Space Pledge [ [link removed] ] - Equation

4? ?Rough Sleepers Breakfast - St Peters Church 10-30am-12pm

4? ?Professional Visits [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

4? ?Rural Homelessness Community of Practice [ [link removed] ] - Homeless Link

4? ?Non-Domestic Abuse Stalking Awareness [ [link removed] ] - Equation

5? ?Image-Based Sexual Abuse: ?A Little-Known Term, but a Pervasive Problem? [ [link removed] ] - Equation

5? ?Overview of Sexual Violence and Referral Pathways to NSVS [ [link removed] ]- Equation

6? ?Mental Health Awareness training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

10 Emmanuel House Charity Lunch [ [link removed] ] - Emmanuel House?

10 Professional Visits [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

10 The Breathing Room For Professionals [ [link removed] ] - Museum of Homelessness

11 Suicide Prevention & Intervention training [ [link removed] ]- The Academy at Harmless

11 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

11 Brain injury & homelessness [ [link removed] ] - The Brain Injury Social Work Group

11 How Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse use Technology [ [link removed] ] - Equation?

11 Safe Space Pledge [ [link removed] ] - Equation

11 PDU Employability and Skills Community of Practice [ [link removed] ] - PDU

12 Self Harm Awareness training [ [link removed] ]?- The Academy at Harmless

16 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

16 Recognising and Responding to Perpetrators of DA - Face to Face [ [link removed] ] - Equation

17 Self Harm Awareness training [ [link removed] ]?- The Academy at Harmless

17 Working with Children and Young People Impacted by DV [ [link removed] ] - Equation

17 Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence and Abuse [ [link removed] ] - Equation

18 Rough Sleepers Breakfast - St Peters Church 10-30am-12pm

18 Mental Health Awareness training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

19 Non-Domestic Abuse Stalking Awareness [ [link removed] ] - Equation

20 Suicide Prevention & Intervention training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

23 Mental Health Awareness training [ [link removed] ]- The Academy at Harmless

23 Suicide Bereavement training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

23 University Peer Network on Homelessness [ [link removed] ] - Arts & Homelessness International

24 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

24 Domestic Abuse, Suicide and Self-Harm [ [link removed] ] - Equation

25 Self Harm Awareness training [ [link removed] ]?- The Academy at Harmless

26 Reducing Parental Conflict - Face to Face [ [link removed] ] - Equation

26 Mental Health Awareness training [ [link removed] ] - The Academy at Harmless

29 Robin Hood Half Marathon 2024 [ [link removed] ] - Emmanuel House?

29 Robin Hood Half Marathon 2024 [ [link removed] ] - Framework?

29 Robin Hood Mini Marathon 2024 [ [link removed] ] - Framework?

*October*

1? ?Working with Black and Minoritised Survivors Experiencing Domestic Abuse [ [link removed] ]?- Equation

1? ?Working with Men Experiencing Domestic Violence and Abuse [ [link removed] ] - Equation

2? ?Rough Sleepers Breakfast - St Peters Church 10-30am-12pm?

3? ?Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control [ [link removed] ] - Equation

3? ?Non-Domestic Abuse Stalking Awareness [ [link removed] ] - Equation

7? ?Safe Space Pledge [ [link removed] ] - Equation

8? ?Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

8? ?Domestic Abuse in Rural Areas [ [link removed] ] - Equation

14 How Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse use Technology [ [link removed] ] - Equation

15 Professional Visits [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

15 Reducing Parental Conflict [ [link removed] ] - Equation

15 Understanding & Responding to Domestic Violence and Abuse [ [link removed] ] - Face to Face - Equation

16 Rough Sleepers Breakfast - St Peters Church 10-30am-12pm

17 Improving Skills for Supporting Survivors - Face to Face [ [link removed] ] - Equation

17 Your Choice Project - Service Webinar [ [link removed] ] - Equation

17 Supporting smoking cessation in those experiencing homelessness [ [link removed] ] - LSBU

18 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

22 Understanding & Responding to Domestic Violence &Abuse [ [link removed] ] - Equation

22 Safe Space Pledge [ [link removed] ] - Equation

23 Alcohol IBA Training [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

23 PDU Co-Production Community of Practice [ [link removed] ] - PDU

24 Think you know about communication in homelessness settings? Think again [ [link removed] ] - KCL

24 Non-Domestic Abuse Stalking Awareness [ [link removed] ] - Equation?

24 Non-Fatal Strangulation [ [link removed] ] - Equation

29 Professional Visits [ [link removed] ] - Nottingham Recovery Network

30 Rough Sleepers Breakfast - St Peters Church 10-30am-12pm

30 Live Interview: Understanding the additional Risks faced by LGBT+ Survivors of Sexual violence and Domestic Abuse [ [link removed] ] - Welsh Women's Aid?

31 Understanding and Responding to Domestic Abuse in Early Years Settings - Face to Face [ [link removed] ] - Equation?

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Got a diary date between August and November you'd like us to include in our next edition? Let us know at [email protected] ? <[email protected]>

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