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Housing
AIM
To
ensure that offenders in housing need are resettled into suitable
and sustainable housing to minimise risk to the community, ensure
the effective delivery of treatment programmes, increase employability
and to develop a positive stake in their community for the offender.
WHO
Offenders
in housing need who score 2 or more in OASys section 3 and whose
housing need is linked to harm/offending behaviour.
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WHAT
Support and
assistance identified in the sentence plan can be provided within the
Supervision Requirement, Unpaid Work Requirement or Licence.
A short course
is being developed:
o To improve the skills needed to identify and secure suitable housing.
o Understand the rights and responsibilities of managing a tenancy.
o Develop the skills to maintain their housing.
HOW
• An
assessment of housing need in relation to the risk of harm and the risk
of re-offending at the sentence planning and review stages.
• Provision of housing advice.
• Referral to local authority housing departments and registered
social landlords.
• Referral to supported housing projects.
• Referral to partnership housing projects.
In addition
and as part of the course being developed.
• Pre
and post intervention assessments
• Practical skills development
• Recognition of the responsibilities of being a tenant and being
a good neighbour.
• Written assignments
• Discussion and exercises.
NEXT STEP
At the report
stage ensure that an OASys housing assessment is undertaken and indicate
that planned work will occur to address housing need.
In
sentence planning Offender Manager to assess and refer the offender for
accommodation using the Dyfed-Powys Probation housing referral form forwarding
a copy to the local Housing PSO who will manage the delivery.
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