Impact Bond: Depaul
Stage of development: Complete
Policy sector: Homelessness
Intervention: The delivery model follows a 'Values in Practice' approach which draws upon theories of psychologically informed environments, ladders of change, attachment theory and social pedagogy. Young people are allocated a Support Worker who provides holistic tailored support through their time with the project, following an initial assessment using an Outcomes Star and the development of an individual action plan. 
Date outcomes contract signed: 2015-01
Start of service provision: 2015-01
Actual completion date: 2017-12
Total investment commitment currency: GBP
Total investment commitment: 620000
Total investment commitment (USD): 947222.1869
Target population: Young people aged 18-24 not in employment, education, or training (NEET); homeless as defined in the homelessness legislation but not in priority need under that legislation and deemed a priority for local authority support but unable to be accommodated in a supported housing scheme.
Actual number of service users or beneficiaries engaged: 216
Actual unit type: Individual
Notes: Referral Route: Referrals were received through youth homeless gateways in the four local authorities covered (Greenwich, Oldham, Manchester and Rochdale). All gateways were delivered through VCSE providers commissioned by the respective local authorities, and a range of other agencies including the Police and Probation Service.
Additional assessment: The project also uses other non-outcome payment-related assessments, including process evaluation (following a mixed methods approach), costed case studies, and review of perfromance data against forecast. No impact evaluation or value for money analysis was conducted due to inability to establish a comparison group.