MapInfo an introduction

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MPHASIS Mutual Progress on Homelessness through
Advancing and Strengthening Information
Systems HOMELESSNESS MONITORING INFORMATION
SYSTEMS Final Project Conference Paris 17th
September 2009
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Purpose of Presentation

• Measurement of Homelessness Report
• How Mphasis progressed the Study
• Mphasis
• What the Project did - overview
• Current and Emerging Issues
• Policy issues affecting data collection
• National Action Plans / Open Method of
  Coordination
• Support for progressing Mphasis into the future

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Purpose of Mphasis

• Measuring Homelessness Report
• ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_inclusion/do
  cs/2007
• Improve Capacity
• National Authorities in data collection on
  homelessness
• MPHASIS Approach
• Mutual Learning / Practice Strand National
  Meetings
• Research Strand

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Measuring Homelessness StudyRecommendations
(National level)

• National Homelessness Information Strategy
• In consultation with all relevant Ministries and
  stakeholders
• Co-ordinating mechanism or agency for data
  collection on homelessness
• Definition of living situations and homelessness
• Standard core variables to be employed in data
  collection
• Adopt a definition of services for homeless
  people
• Establish and maintain a directory of services.

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Measuring Homelessness StudyRecommendations
(National Level)

• Funding for homeless service providers should
• require the provision of basic (anonymised) data
  on clients
• provide funding to facilitate this as necessary
• Strategy for collection of data from service
  provider client registration systems
• Ensure added value of data collection for
  services and homeless people

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Homeless Information Strategy Steps defined by
the EU Study

• Driven by Homeless Strategy
• 11 countries now have national strategies
• Definition of homelessness
• Survey shows most countries have used ETHOS
• Review of Sources
• Good Practice Sweden, Ireland
• Mphasis meetings stakeholders discussed
• Administrative / Survey Data
• Census Plans to count homeless in 2011
• Research on Prison Discharge homelessness

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Homeless Information Strategy Steps defined by
the EU Study

• Service Provider Database
• Methodology tested in Mphasis
• Client Register Information
• Pilot of LINK system in Sweden and Hungary
• Data extraction from software - France
• Core Variables Definition
• 8 variables and their definition evaluated
• Eurostat Harmonisation of Social Variables

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Homeless Policy Strategic Aims Issues for Data
Collection

• Prevent Homelessness
• Tackle the causes of Homelessness
• Reduce the level of Homelessness
• Reduce the negative effects on homeless people
• Ensure formerly homeless people can sustain
  permanent independent housing

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Homeless Policy Strategic Aims Issues for Data
Collection

• Indicators
• Monitor Targets (eviction, time in temporary
  hostels)
• Scale of Homelessness
• Stock (point-in-time) data
• Prevalence (period) data
• Trends and Profile
• Demographic (core variables)
• Repeat homelessness (unique identifier)
• Long-term homelessness
• Sustainable Policies
• Outcome measures

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Simplified Homeless System
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Strategic Aims Prevention Issues for Data
Collection

• Precautionary Intervention
• Youth Homelessness
• Definition of youth - lt18, lt25
• Leaving Institutional Care
• Pre-Crisis Intervention
• Prison Discharge
• Housing situation 3 months prior
• Eviction Prevention
• Rent Arrears / Mortgage Re-possession
• Prevention of Recurrence / Long-term
• Repeat Homelessness
• Long term Homeless

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Strategic Aims Sustainable Policy Issues for
Data Collection

• Coordination Issues
• Reduce time in temporary accommodation
• Client Identifiers / Data Protection
• Provision / Services
• Nature and Purpose of Supported Accommodation
• Supported Living Initiative Ireland / Finland
• Outcome Measurement
• Hard and Soft Measures
• Client Record systems Supporting People England

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Recent EU Initiatives - Data

• Census Regulations for 2011
• Requirement to count the homeless
• Opportunity for Baseline Data on rough sleeping
• Social Services of General Interest
• Quality measurement tools Prometheus Project
• Includes homelessness
• Definition of Services temporary accommodation
• Definition repeat and long-term homelessness
• Indicators Sub-Group
• Housing Indicators overcrowding, deprivation

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NAPs / OMC / 2010

• OMC
• Light Year on Homelessness 2009
• Appetite for Mutual Learning needs to be fed
• Eurostat Harmonisation Core Variables
• Guidance on Data Protection / Anonymisation
• NAPs
• Homeless Strategies include information
  strategy
• Report Strategy for Counting Categories 1 3
• European Year for Combating Poverty and Social
  Exclusion 2010
• Targeted Action
• Consensus Conference

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Mphasis Conference Outcome Statement

• Workshop Sessions
• Census
• Client Recording Software Systems
• Governance and Data Collection
• Roundtable
• Key Issues from the Workshops
• Ten point Statement
• Conference Report Website
• Report will be published on the website
• Dundee / FEANTSA aim to maintain website post 2009

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FINALLY

• ANALYSIS
• Strengths YES
• Weaknesses Too many
• Opportunities Clearly
• AIM
• Build on Opportunities
• Ask What Can I do?
• THANKS
• To all who have contributed to the project