2122-0350 Homeless Outreach Service

Homeless Outreach Services are commissioned as part of the Council's work to support those rough sleeping in the borough, offering rapid contact and assessment in order to identify appropriate routes off the street and supporting individuals to access these.

The aims of the commissioned Outreach Service:

• Reduction of rough sleeping in Islington through assertive outreach, ensuring anyone met has an identified route away from the streets which is suitable for their needs • Responding to Streetlink referrals and providing an initial point of contact for people rough sleeping • To work jointly with the council's Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) funded roles and interventions to reduce the harm to and from those rough sleeping, ensuring a holistic support offer • To work collaboratively with other services to ensure that needs other than housing are met to reduce a return to rough sleeping once in accommodation • To co-ordinate and participate in bi-monthly and annual street counts • Participate in all severe weather protocols, offering a responsive service targeting resources as needed • To support Islington Council in its community engagement activities relating to rough sleeping