A readiness review

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A readiness review for the Essex Member
Conference 9 December 2002
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Supporting People in Essex

• The scale of Supporting People in Essex
• Our progress towards April 2003
• The challenges and opportunities
• The critical role of Members

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The scale of SP in Essex

• Supply Mapping
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• 21,000 people being supported
• 18,000 in sheltered or supported accommodation
• 3,000 receiving floating support or resettlement
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• In addition over 10,000 have access to Community
  Alarms

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Headline news for Essex!

• 150 providers
• 1000 supported housing schemes identified
• The estimate for the Essex Supporting People fund
  in 2003 is currently 16.5 million

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The Essex Supply Map

• 85 of services are for Older People
• Over 900 People with Learning Disability and over
  500 People with Mental Health Problems live in
  supported housing
• Over 400 Young People at Risk and nearly 600
  Single Homeless have supported housing
• Low level of provision for People with Substance
  Misuse Problems or for Offenders

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Our progress towards April 2003

• Completing the supply mapping of existing
  services
• Establishing new joint decision making machinery
• Agreeing a local Charging Policy
• Developing a Shadow SP Strategy for Essex
• Agreeing a 3 year scheme review programme

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Key targets for SP DAY!

• Providers paid
• Administrative systems in place
• IT systems tested and effective
• No surprises for providers

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The challenges and opportunities

• Implementing a new national funding regime and
  charging system
• Budget management and contingency funding
• Scheme reviews, strategic relevance and improving
  quality
• Partnership work and complementary funding

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Access to New Services

• Pre April 2003 Developing enhanced services for
  tenants - Ensuring costs are identified and
  claims made through THBS
• Pipeline schemes submitted
• 5 year Needs led SP Strategy to be submitted to
  Government in November 2003 as a bid for new
  services - including recycling monies identified
  through scheme reviews

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Elected Member involvement

• Approval of final strategy at district/county
  levels
• Involvement through development of other
  strategies
• Consultation and involvement at ward level
• Oversight of the delivery of Supporting People