APPENDIX
58. BOLD = Indicators in Cambridgeshire's
Local Area Agreement
SUPPORTING PEOPLE CONTIBUTION TO NATIONAL INDICATORS
59. STRONGER
COMMUNITIES
| Indicator Number
| Description | Level of Contribution
| How SP contributes |
| NI 7 | Environment for a thriving third sector
| H | Supporting People is one of the largest revenue streams for the third sector. It will form up to 40% of the Area Based Grant nationally from April 2010 and as such will be the largest contributing funding stream to the Area Based Grant. In many areas the majority of service providers are from the third sector.
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| NI 1 | Percentage of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area
| L | The Supporting People Programme supports some of the most vulnerable and socially excluded members of our society. It enables better integration through supporting people to live independently and remain in their own homes. In turn, this encourages a sense of belonging to the community, thus improving community cohesion. The Programme also increases exposure to people of different backgrounds and experiences by enabling people to remain within and/or rehabilitate back into the community.
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| NI 2 | Percentage of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood
| L |
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| NI 3 | Civic participation in the local area
| L | A key element of the Supporting People Programme is service user and carer involvement. Such involvement informs the development of strategy/policy to influence future service development and direction/modernisation.
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| NI 4 | Percentage of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality
| L |
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60. SAFER COMMUNITIES
A key component of Supporting People service reviews is to
ensure equality of access to funded services. This has enabled
better access for vulnerable socially excluded groups. Promotion,
through service reviews, of good practice on exclusion policies
has also assisted vulnerable and socially excluded groups
| Indicator Number | Description
| Level of Contribution
| How SP contributes |
| NI 18 | Adult re-offending rates for those under probation supervision
| H | There is a strong correlation between lack of secure housing and re-offending. Provision of a support service assists ex-offenders to secure accommodation and to maintain it through acquisition of life skills (budgeting, cooking, access to benefits etc.)
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| NI 30 | Re-offending rate of prolific and priority offenders
| H | SP funds some services for PPOs in specific accommodation and supports others in hostels, supported lodgings and move on accommodation
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| NI 31 | Re-offending rate of registered sex offenders
| H | There is a link here to MAPPA arrangements to ensure that all agencies including SP funded services understand and guard against risks of re-offending. This includes, for example, single homeless and young persons hostels and floating support services
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| NI 32 | Repeat incidents of domestic violence
| H | SP programmes are the main funders of domestic violence refuges and also fund support in move-on accommodation. Provision of secure supported accommodation lessons the likelihood of repeat domestic violence
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| NI 34 | Domestic violence—murder
| H | Ditto comments in NI 32 above.
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| NI 40 | Drug users in effective treatment
| H | SP teams work with Drug and Alcohol Teams and service providers to ensure appropriate support is given to drug and alcohol using service users. This may be in specific services for rehabilitation or in more generic hostel environments
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| NI 46 | Young offenders access to suitable accommodation
| H | SP teams work with Youth Offender Teams and service providers on developing accommodation pathways—moving young offenders from hostel type accommodation to secure accommodation with support
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| NI 19 | Rate of proven re-offending by young offenders
| M | Ditto comments for NI 18 above. In addition SP funds some services specifically for young people including hostels, assessment centres move on accommodation and supported lodgings
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| NI 38 | Drug-related (Class A) offending rates
| M | Ditto comments in NI 40 above
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| NI 39 | Alcohol-harm related hospital admission rates
| M | Ditto comments in NI 40 above
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| NI 15 | Serious violent crime
| L | Services for people with mental health problems, substance misusers, and offenders work with people more likely to perpetrate violent crime. Services for victims of domestic abuse help protect likely victims.
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| NI 16 | Serious acquisitive crime rate
| L | SP funds some targeted accommodation based services eg for prolific and priority Offenders (see NI 30) as well as more generalist services such as hostels where workers can engage potential offenders and steer them towards education, training and employment initiatives
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| NI 45 | Young offenders engagement in suitable education, employment or training
| L | SP teams work with Youth Offender Teams and service providers on encouraging service user access to ETE. There is a clear link here to the national SP outcome framework
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| NI 39 | Alcohol-harm related hospital admission rates
| M | Ditto comments in NI 40 above
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61. CHILDREN AND
YOUNG PEOPLE
Make a Positive Contribution
| Indicator Number | Description
| Level of Contribution
| How SP contributes |
| NI 112 | Under 18 conception rate
| L | Supporting People supports a vast range of client groups, one of which is teenage parents. Part of the support provided to this vulnerable group is concerned with education to prevent further unplanned conception.
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62. CHILDREN AND
YOUNG PEOPLE
Economic Wellbeing
| Indicator Number | Description
| Level of Contribution
| How SP contributes |
| NI 117 | 16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, training or employment (NEET)
| L | The Supporting People Programme supports young people up to the age of 25. Whilst those aged 16 to 18 are a statutory responsibility, they are referred to the services strategically commissioned, funded and performance managed by the Programme. Part of the support provided to this vulnerable group concerns signposting young people and supporting them into education, training and/or employment to enable them to move on to independent living.
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63. ADULT, HEALTH
& WELL-BEING
| Indicator Number | Description
| Level of Contribution
| How SP contributes |
| NI 138 | Satisfaction of people over 65 with both home and neighbourhood
| H | SP can fund a range of floating/community support services that are available to older people to assist them in running their own homes maybe after a period in hospital or an incident that has affected their confidence. Housing support can be provided to help people rediscover skills such as shopping, cooking, budgeting, and also linking to other services such as health, social care and community activities as appropriate.
The use of Assistive Technology and particularly Community Alarms can provide older people and their families the reassurance that help can be delivered as and when necessary.
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| NI 139 | The extent to which older people receive the support they need to live independently at home.
| H |
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| NI 125 | Achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/intermediate care
| M | By commissioning housing support services the SP programme is one of a range of local authority services that can be available to older people to enable them to remain at home. Specifically, SP can fund the following:
—Home Improvement Agencies to assist older people to access grants and the expertise to maintain and adapt their own properties.
—Handy person services to carry out minor repairs such as changing light bulbs, erecting shelves, fixing door handles etc. Small jobs that can make a big difference to how people perceive their home and their ability to remain.
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| —There are a range of further services that can be delivered to older people at home once the HIA service is established such as discharge from hospital, improving home security, installing aids and adaptations.
—The Supporting People programme funds both accommodation-based services and floating support services for adults to enable them to move on to more independent living following hospital discharge.
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| NI131 | Delayed transfers of care
| M |
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| NI 136 | People supported to live independently through social services (all ages)
| M |
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| NI 119 | Self-reported measure of people's overall health & wellbeing
| L | Jointly commissioned services that link nursing care, personal care and housing support can deliver more effective outcomes for people.
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| NI 124 | People with a long-term condition supported to be independent and in control of their condition
| L | Ensuring that homes are suitable and safe places to be and enabling people to cope at home is a key component of successful rehabilitation.
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| NI 130 | Social Care clients receiving Self Directed Support (Direct Payments and Individual Budgets)
| L | Supported housing models such as extra care and supported living schemes can provide a successful alternative to institutional models and keep vulnerable adults in their community.
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64. TACKLING EXCLUSION
| Indicator Number | Description
| Level of Contribution
| How SP contributes |
| NI 141 | Percentage of vulnerable adults achieving independent living
| H | This is a well-established Supporting People indicator. It applies to SP funded services only and measures the percentage of service users who make a planned move from their supported accommodation into more independent living. It typically relates to short-term services such as Women's Refuges; Foyers; Homelessness Schemes, etc
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| NI 142 | Percentage of vulnerable people who are supported to maintain independent living
| H | As with NI 141, this is also a well-established SP indicator. It too relates to SP-funded services, but in this case to long-term services, such as sheltered schemes for Older People; schemes for adults with Learning Disability or Mental Health problems, etc. It measures the percentage of service users in those services who have successfully maintained their independence thanks to the support they have received.
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| NI 143 | Offenders under Probation supervision living in settled and suitable accommodation at the end of their order or licence
| H | Offenders are one of the identified vulnerable groups that Supporting People can assist. SP typically funds a range of services for this service user group, including floating support services which will focus on the individual maintaining their tenancy. The Probation service is one of the identified key partners in the Supporting People governance.
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| NI 145 | Adults with learning disabilities in settled accommodation
| H | Supporting People typically fund a range of services which benefit this service user group. There are likely to be a range of specific accommodation-based services which may also be jointly funded by Adult Social Care. In addition, some SP Programmes may fund floating support services that are specific to this service user group, or the service users may benefit from "holistic" floating support services.
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| NI 147 | Care leavers in suitable accommodation
| H | In many areas Supporting People commissions specific accommodation-based schemes for care leavers. In addition SP may also commission places for this group of service users in other generic schemes, eg Foyer schemes.
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| NI 149 | Adults in contact with secondary mental health services in settled accommodation
| H | As well as commissioning accommodation-based services specifically for this service user group, there will also be a number of service users with mental health problems assisted to maintain settled accommodation through other schemes. This might include holistic floating support services or homelessness services, both of which report high incidences of mental health problems amongst service users. In many cases, a key role of SP support will be to ensure effective linkages to secondary mental health services.
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| NI 144 | Offenders under Probation supervision in employment at the end of their order or licence
| L | Whilst the main focus of SP-funded housing related support for this client group will focus on the individual maintaining their tenancy, the support worker may also assist the service user to access training and employment opportunities.
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| NI 146 | Adults with learning disabilities in employment
| L | As with NI 143, SP funded services for this client group will focus on the individual maintaining their independence through a focus on their tenancy, but they might also be expected to focus on the individual developing independence through activities such as accessing training and employment.
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| NI 148 | Care leavers in education, employment or training
| L | Supporting People arguably has a greater role in assisting this service user group into education, employment or training than any other group. Commissioned schemes will almost always include support work focussed on these areas.
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| NI 150 | Adults in contact with secondary mental health services in employment
| L | Although the initial priority for SP-funded work with this service user group will usually focus on accommodation issues, accessing training, education and ultimately employment is within the remit of SP funded services. Some SP funded services will help the service users with issues such as confidence building as a preliminary to approaching employment.
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65. LOCAL ECONOMY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
| Indicator Number | Description
| Level of Contribution
| How SP Contributes |
| NI 156 | Number of households living in temporary accommodation
| H | Provision of housing support services such as Supported Lodgings, Resettlement, Out reach and Move-on to develop required life skills and reduce the likelihood of repeat homeless.
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| NI 179 | Value for money—total net value of on-going cash-releasing value for money gains that have impacted since the start of the 2008-09 financial year.
| H | SP programme has an excellent track record of making efficiency gains by robust contract management and through the commissioning process.
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| NI 152 | Working age people on out of work benefits
| L | All providers of housing support work with service users to identify their goals and maximise their potential.
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| NI 187 | Tackling fuel poverty—people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low energy efficiency rating
| L | Commissions Home Improvement Agencies to help vulnerable adults access Disabled Facilities Grants to improve the standards of their properties.
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| May 2009 |
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