The Homelessness Prevention Gateway is a new service which has radically changed the way in which vulnerable homeless people access accommodation and support services in Nottingham. The service was first launched in April 2007 as a new means of accessing direct access homelessness services in Nottingham. Following this, access to specialist accommodation services was introduced into the Gateway system of assessment and referral in October 2007, and finally access to Domestic Violence services was also added in April 2008.
The Gateway is based at Housing Aid, but its services will be capable of being delivered from more than just one location.
Overall the Gateway is designed to make it far easier for homeless people to access accommodation services and to rationalise the at times haphazard referral systems which currently exist. A key feature of the Gateway is the development of a common assessment tool, wherby a person accessing temporary accommodation and other housing related support is only required to undergo one assessment. This has been designed to benefit service users by preventing the need for repeated assessments when moving between services.
Gateway Phase 1 Performance Evaluation
An evaluation of the performance of the Homelessness Gateway in managing access to phase 1 (generic temporary accommodation) services is now available. Please click on the link below to download a copy of the evaluation:
The evaluation looks specifically at access into generic temporary accommodation services through assessment and referral by the Homelessness Prevention Gateway, introduced in phase 1 of the Gateway project.
A full evaluation of the Gateway, to include access to specialist services introduced in phases 2 & 3, is due to commence in October 2008 with a report expected in January 2009.
Gateway Phase 1 Interim Evaluation – Development and Implementation
An evaluation of the development and implementation of phase 1 of the Gateway is available to download below.
Please see the section above for an evaluation of the performance of phase 1.
Gateway Consultation
Consultation questionnaires were sent to over 250 organisations in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to consult with stakeholders on the development of the Homelessness Prevention Gateway. A consultation event was also held on the 10th November 2006 and attended by almost 100 stakeholders.
Delegates at the event were given the opportunity to feed back as part of facilitated groups on progress made in developing the Gateway project design, the Reconnection Protocol and Common Needs Assessment form. An open Q & A session was also held to allow stakeholders to ask questions on any other aspect of the Gateway to key people involved in its development.
Please click below to download a summary of all the feedback received and a list of answers to commonly asked questions about the Gateway.
If you have other questions about the Gateway, or seek clarification on any of the proposals, please email your questions to the Housing Support Strategy team at hs.strategy@nottinghamcity.gov.uk. We will try to answer them all and display the responses on this page for others to see. We will not display the name or email address of the sender.
PID
The project initiation document contains all the essential information about how it is intended to implement the Gateway, such as the business case, project plan, deliverables and the project team. Follow the link below to download a copy of the PID.
Procedure Manual
The procedure manual details how the Gateway works. Please click on the links below to download an updated version (August '08) of the Gateway procedure manual, a summary report and the Gateway procedure manual for domestic violence (summary):
Assessment Forms
These are the forms intended for use when assessing Gateway service users. They incorporate basic information, housing and support needs and risk. Click on the links below to download copies of each form.
Reconnection Policy
This document outlines how the Gateway seeks to assist people from outside the City to re-connect with support networks back at home. Click on the link below to download the Reconnection Policy.
Equalities Impact Assessment
An Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) was conducted on 1st Match 2007 in order to examine how the introduction of the Gateway might affect different groups of people, and to consider how any possible negative impacts identified could be adressed.
A report on the EIA has now been written up, and an action plan to respond to the findings produced. These documents are available to download by clicking on the links below.
Gateway Briefing
Read here the original vision and thinking behind the Gateway. Click on the link below to open.
Housing Support Strategy Team
Gate House
73 Hounsgate
Nottingham
NG1 6BB
Tel: 0115 87 62496
Fax: 0115 91 53631
E-mail: hs.strategy@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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