Lincolnshire Housing Related Support Partnership

Have your say on Housing Related Support in Lincolnshire

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Your Views Matter

Lincolnshire County Council is asking local people what should happen next to vital Housing Related Support services. They are considering three possible options:

Continue Housing Related Support services in full

Reduce them and reallocate some funds

Stop them and reallocate all funds

Your feedback is urgently needed to help decision-makers understand the real human and community consequences if this support is changed or withdrawn.

Complete the survey to have your voice heard →

Below is an easy to follow guide to help you complete the consultation.

What happens if Housing Related Support changes?

Decisions about Housing Related Support will have real impacts on people, services and communities in Lincolnshire.

😊 If support continues

✅ Fewer people sleeping rough
✅ Less begging and shoplifting
✅ Lower demand on mental health and emergency services
✅ More people in safer housing, with better wellbeing

⚠️ If support is reduced or stopped

❌ More pressure on mental health and social care
❌ Higher risk of prison recalls
❌ Greater demand on emergency and hospital services
❌ More rough sleeping and higher temporary accommodation costs

Based on independent research .

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How to take action

The consultation is seeking feedback from:

Professionals
People accessing the services
Members of the public

There are 19 questions in total with multiple-choice responses and optional free-text.

Section 1: About you A quick snapshot of who you are — short and simple to complete.

Section 2: The impact of service changes This may not feel fully applicable to you if you're answering as a professional or member of the public. Please continue.

Section 3: Priorities and future options This is your opportunity to share your views as a member of the public, a professional or a person who accesses housing related support services.

Take the survey here →

About the Lincolnshire Housing Related Support Partnership (LHRSP)

LHRSP helps people who are homeless or in urgent need of accommodation, and who have needs linked to their mental health, drug or alcohol use.

It operates in all seven districts of Lincolnshire across 195 accommodation units with 128 floating support places.

Over the last five years, it has supported 2,377 people across Lincolnshire.

Without this specialist support, many at-risk people would have no equivalent alternative.

A snapshot of the people we support

86%

have a mental health difficulty

71%

have multiple needs

67%

have a limiting illness or disability

13%

are over 50 years old

41%

were rough sleeping or sofa surfing before moving in

34%

of women supported experienced domestic abuse

These figures illustrate the complexity of need across Lincolnshire and the importance of specialist Housing Related Support.

What support does LHRSP provide?

This includes:

Recognising abuse, managing self-harm and reducing risk of harm
Budgeting, managing bills and rent
Emotional wellbeing support
Attending appointments and managing prescriptions or medication
Daily living skills, such as cooking and preparing for move-on
Building confidence to sustain a tenancy and eventually live independently

This support benefits:

Individuals: safer housing, better health and wellbeing, reduced substance use
Services: less emergency response demand and reduced associated cost
Communities: fewer people sleeping rough, less begging and shoplifting, safer town centres

An independent review shows that existing Housing Related Support Services offer strong value for money. Withdrawing or reducing funding would increase pressure on already stretched public services — at considerable cost.

Take the survey to protect these vital services and the people who need them →

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