Andrew Redfern. Save our Supported Housing!

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In this episode, I'm speaking to Andrew Redfern, who is in the process of retiring after many years as CEO of Framework, a charity and housing association working in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Sheffield to provide accommodation and holistic support to people experiencing homelessness. https://www.frameworkha.org

In it, we discuss the crisis facing supported housing services. We also talk about a newly published case study which IBA has written for Framework on housing-related support services in two-tier authorities, based on research conducted earlier in the year.

Link to case study will be added when published!

Imogen runs a social research consultancy Imogen Blood & Associates:
https://www.imogenblood.co.uk/
Imogen specialises in research on supported housing.

Discussed in the podcast:

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act: https://www.housing.org.uk/news-and-b...

Ministerial forward to the consultation on implementation of the above act: https://www.gov.uk/government/consult...

ChangeTalk podcast with Penelope Green:    • Penelope Green on Mental Health Supported ...  

National Housing Federation #SOS housing campaign: https://www.housing.org.uk/our-work/s...

Homeless Link, Keep Our Doors Open campaign: https://homeless.org.uk/what-we-do/ca...

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
01:47 - History of Framework
09:00 - Homelessness services since 1980s
15:20 - Organisational & workforce challenges
19:06 - More complex needs; more generic offer
25:48 - Non-commissioned sector & regulation
30:39 - Policy not following evidence
35:54 - In the ‘too-hard basket’
38:36 - Speaking out
43:40 - What’s needed from central government?
47:56 - Strategic responsibility
52:41 - Two-tier authority case study