There is an increasing consensus and sense of urgency through England to better resolve housing needs. Ministers, campaign groups and housing practitioners all agree that a new approach must be adopted to tackling homelessness; critical to stopping the ongoing increase in the number of people becoming homeless is the introduction of new legislation to prevent homelessness.

2016 has seen a Select Committee Enquiry into homelessness across England, the first such investigation in over a decade. A group of MPs from across the political spectrum have come to together to discover why homelessness has risen for the past five years. Several key recommendations were made, covering matters such as official statistics, factors in the increase of homelessness, the role of local authorities, service user’s perspectives, vulnerable groups, cross-government working and homelessness legislation. All of these issues and more will be covered at this conference.

The rights of social housing tenants have undergone a significant change this year. The introduction of fixed-term tenancies will make obtaining social housing more complex than previously. The ongoing programme of welfare reforms means that entitlements for claiming help with housing costs and the funding of supported housing will be considerably different in future. The courts have handed down far reaching decisions on both housing allocations policy and homelessness practice and all of the most important ruling will be covered in our ever popular annual case law review.

Speaking at this conference are some of the country’s most influential decision makers and policy shapers, including professionals from national government, local government, social landlords, charities, private companies and legal sector. They will share their knowledge and experience, and facilitate master classes where discussion and debate about the most pressing challenges facing our sector and the potential solutions available can be shared. The event is a must for professionals working in housing allocations and homelessness as we examine what is needed to deliver the best possible service for people in housing need. Delegates will have  hear leading experts speak at three keynote sessions plus choose from 16 workshop throughout the two days.

For further details and to book, please visit:

http://www.cih.org/events/display/vpathDCR/templatedata/cih/events/data/National%2520Events/Homelessness_and_Allocations_Conference_and_Exhibition_2016