Impact Bond: Entrenched Homelessness Social Impact Bond- ACTion Glos (Gloucestershire)
Stage of development: Complete
Policy sector: Homelessness
Intervention: The intervention aims at supporting individuals with complex needs (e.g. mental health, substance misuse etc.) through a
 Housing First approach. Housing First (Assertive Community Treatment model) is an approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals experiencing homelessness to settled accommodation without preconditions and barriers to entry such as sobriety, treatment or service participation requirements. Specialist link workers will support clients flexibly to meet all of their needs, in any setting and by linking in with existing services. Support will focus on finding and sustaining accommodation, wellbeing (including addressing addiction and mental ill health), and employment, training, and volunteering.
Date outcomes contract signed: 2017-11
Start of service provision: 2017-10
Maximum potential outcome payment: 1262980 GBP
Target population: Individuals who are verified as sleeping rough 6+ times in last 2 years OR have had repeat interaction with homelessness services in last 3 years, have at least 2 complex needs (e.g. mental health, addiction etc.), are aged over 18, and are not effectively supported through existing services.
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 126
Actual number of service users or beneficiaries engaged: 126