Our first Connections Forum of the year will take place on 13th April 2022. Focused on England, this free webinar is exclusive for housing professionals and representatives from local authorities. The event will explore best practice against homelessness and provide useful advice from housing experts, including Jo Beck from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to help you reshape your homelessness prevention services.

Jo will cover the importance of leadership in implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) and highlight financial support available for local authorities.
 

Gain insights, network with peers and explore:

• The importance of leadership in embedding the HRA

• Funding available to support local authorities to end homelessness

• Overcoming HRA challenges through adopting a bespoke homelessness case management software, hope

• How to save thousands of pounds on Temporary Accommodation costs by using alternative move-on options
   

Learn from housing experts

Join our panelists for a discussion and Q&A about winning strategies against homelessness:

• Jo Beck, Homelessness Advice and Support Team Manager, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUCH)

• Justin Haywood, Service Manager (Housing Solutions & Partnerships), Leicester City Council

• Hamid Khan, Interim Transformation Lead for Homelessness, Brighton & Hove City Council

• Mark Meehan, Chief Housing Officer at Hammersmith & Fulham 

• Ninesh Muthiah, Founder & CEO of Home Connections