Homeless Prevention & Rough Sleeping Support Services HDG/2025/941

A holistic Homelessness Prevention & Rough Sleeping Pathway Service is required for delivery within Stoke-on-Trent . The Council is looking for a suitable Provider or, preferably, a consortium of providers to develop and deliver a clear pathway of support for adults who are currently homeless or threatened with homelessness or rough sleeping. The Pathway Service as a whole must be flexible and allow people to move through any service area, as they need it.

The Council is looking for a suitable Provider, or consortium of providers, to deliver a housing related support network for young people aged 16-25, including teenage parents and expectant teenage mothers. In cases where the young person is Leaving Care, the Provider(s) will be expected to work in close partnership with Children's Social Care and Housing Needs Officers to ensure a smooth, well-planned and coordinated transition from Care. This suite of services will include; i) A range of safe and secure accommodation-based support provision with associated floating support where required, for those young people moving on from services ii) Provision of Supported Lodgings style support iii) Availability of emergency, direct access accommodation across the network iv) Availability of mediation support for all young people approaching the network

The Council is looking for a suitable Provider (or Consortium of Providers) to deliver a package of Housing Related Support specifically for young homeless families, including vulnerable couples with children, single parent families. The service will form part of the local authority's statutory and strategic duties to prevent homelessness, reduce the use of temporary accommodation and improve outcomes for young parents and their children