Impact Bond: Kirklees Integrated Support Services
Also known as: Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership - KBOP
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Homelessness
Social challenge: Drug and alcohol dependency, older age, homelessness and disability
Intervention: Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership (KBOP) was developed in 2019 to provide support to enable independent living and prevent homelessness by delivering better outcomes for individuals across Kirklees. The strengths of the KBOP partnership are their scale of delivery, shared expertise and participant focused approach. 
Commissioned by Kirklees Council with support from the Life Chances Fund, KBOP is a consortium of eight local organisations, each with expert levels of knowledge and experience across housing, homelessness prevention, domestic abuse, substance misuse, offending and mental health. Support Workers employ a holistic and strengths-based approach to ensure the individual leads their support, providing the space for independent decision making and shared ownership of interventions and actions. By listening, empowering and enabling individuals across Kirklees to achieve their unique ambitions, they support outcomes encompassing well-being, accommodation, employment and education
Date outcomes contract signed: 2019-10
Date contracts between all parties signed: 2019-09
Start of service provision: 2019-09
Anticipated end of service provision: 2024-09
Anticipated completion date: 2024-09
Total investment commitment currency: GBP
Total investment commitment (min): 3469613
Total investment commitment (max): 5875970
Maximum potential outcome payment: 22297917 GBP
Configuration of the contracting parties: Outcome payer holds contract with KBOP (Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership) which is led by the investor
Target population: The cohort will be people over the age of 16 who have vulnerabilities and support needs that may impact on their ability to live independently and who may, without support, be at increased risk of homelessness due to their disabilities, vulnerabilities, issues or lifestyle factors that increase this risk. They are, for example, people who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or with a history of repeat homelessness, offenders, people with mental health problems, learning disabilities, those that abuse substances, those at risk of domestic abuse, care leavers or young people at risk including young parents, refugees.
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 6300
Targeted unit type: Individual
Changes to project due to COVID-19: Switch to grant payments based on medium scenarios