Examine psychologically why people become #homeless, rather than just providing housing or medication see.sc/uFAwF7

Susan Anderson (#CBI’s public services director @cbi_publicserv) calling for a move to #outcome-based #commissioning see.sc/m7a49I

Shared my #OpenData #economic model for improving #UKGov commissioning of services for the #Homeless with Dom (CEO at @RevDoors)

Significant progress on our cost saving model for tackling #homeless sleeping, by engaging with #LocalGov commissioners in #London.

Highly recommend #CIPFA's 'Social Enterprise & Public Service Delivery' guide as comprehensive introduction to #UKGov #SocEnt.

Highly recommend #CIPFA's 'Social Enterprise & Public Service Delivery' guide as comprehensive introduction to #UKGov #SocEnt

#Homeless Transition Fund will award #grants of £250k to protect & enhance essential services for single homeless ppl http://see.sc/2s7w59

"impossible for leaders [of local authorities] to measure accurately the implications of change", says Keith Coleman in #TheTimes

#OpenData helps social enterprises like us estimate the cost savings that innovative services can deliver to #UKGov #DataGovUK

"Community Powered Commissioning" (by results) = a Public sector -> Social Enterprise spin-out is engaged by citizens to deliver (outcomes).

Ian Briggs, Institute of #LocalGov Studies: if #localgov isn't focusing strategic commissioning on #outcomes, they aren't doing it right.

Ian Briggs, Institute of #LocalGov Studies: need to de-departmentalise and regularise contact relationships; have cross dept #outcomes

Ian Briggs, Institute of #LocalGov Studies: suggesting 'no planning', focus instead on #outcomes. #Localism #Localisminpractice

Liz Goodall, CEO North #Dorest District Council: "our [voluntary sector partnership] costing mechanisms were inadequate" #localism

In #LA the #homeless population growing. Find out more about it: http://see.sc/BJ2p3F via @myles111us cc/ @alexstobart

"There are between 80,000 and over 100,000 homeless people in Los Angeles." Slides: http://see.sc/c6CoEb from @myles111us

@OutcomeHome is #UK #SocEnt using #CBT #Psychology to reduce #Homelessness & create #SocialImpact #Outcomes in #Communities cc/ @alexstobart

Latest data show 1,768 rough sleepers in #England *tonight* http://see.sc/Fvob4l #homeless #homelessness

UK Homelessness grant £400m to #localauthorities & #voluntarysector over the next 4 yrs to help reduce #roughsleeping & prevent homelessness

Under the Homelessness Act 2002, local housing authorities must have strategy for preventing #homelessness http://see.sc/eykwaI