00:00Homelessness can mean sleeping rough, staying in temporary accommodation or facing the loss of a settled home.
00:08A proposed package for Birmingham and Coventry would direct more than £18 million into supported housing and services for people
00:18at the risk of homelessness.
00:19Most of the money is intended for Birmingham with the remainder for Coventry and a smaller sum for regional coordination.
00:26Now the plans are separate from existing commission provision and would add accommodation alongside early help to prevent people reaching
00:36a crisis point.
00:38In Birmingham the proposals include wheelchair accessible homes staffed around the clock, female only emergency beds and places who need
00:47care outside hospital discharge routes.
00:50Case workers would also help people through assessments, prevention work and moves towards more independent living where possible.
00:59Coventry's outline includes a small hostel for people with complex needs, mental health supported accommodation and beds for people leaving
01:07hospital or prison.
01:08It also proposes wider domestic abuse provision, recognising that unsafe homes and relationship breakdown can leave people needing support.
01:19Regional figures show homelessness pressures have increased over recent years.
01:24The hope is to give councils more options before people are left with nowhere to live.
