Supported housing providers are navigating a rapidly changing landscape of regulatory reform, funding pressures and increasing expectations for partnership working.
Join housing leaders from across the VODG membership to explore the future of supported housing, hear the latest policy and regulatory developments, and consider how organisations can remain resilient and sustainable in an evolving operating environment.
This session will bring together perspectives from VODG, the National Housing Federation, Trowers and Hamlins and Campbell Tickell to examine the opportunities and challenges facing supported housing providers and what organisations should be preparing for over the next three to five years.
The future of supported housing
Policy, funding and regulatory developments
Supported Housing Regulatory Oversight
Housing, health and care partnerships
Organisational sustainability and resilience
Strategic partnerships and collaboration
Emerging opportunities and sector trends
What housing leaders should be preparing for over the next three to five years
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm - 2:10pm | Welcome and Housing Sector Update Network updates and key developments affecting the housing sector. |
Kerry Hamilton, VODG |
| 2:10pm - 2:20pm | VODG Policy Update: Housing Priorities and Activity An update on VODG's housing policy and influencing activity, including current priorities and areas of focus for members. |
Sarah Woodhouse, VODG |
| 2:20pm - 2:50pm | The Future of Supported Housing: Policy, Funding and Regulatory Update Including the Future of Supported Housing project, Supported Housing Regulatory Oversight developments, funding challenges, emerging local supported housing strategies and what providers should be preparing for in the years ahead. |
Vic Shannon, National Housing Federation |
| 2:50pm - 3:10pm | Discussion and Q&A An opportunity for members to discuss the issues raised and share their perspectives on the future of supported housing. |
Vic Shannon and attendees |
| 3:10pm - 3:30pm | Housing, Health and Care: Delivering Better Outcomes Through Partnership Exploring how housing providers can work effectively with health and care partners to improve outcomes, support independence and respond to changing local and national priorities. |
Kyle Holling, Partner, Trowers and Hamlins |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Strategic Horizon Scan: The Future Landscape for Supported Housing Providers A forward-looking review of the opportunities, risks and trends likely to shape the sector over the next three to five years. |
Liz Zacharias, Campbell Tickell |
| 3:50pm - 4:00pm | Summary and Next Steps Key takeaways, actions and priorities for future network activity. |
Kerry Hamilton, VODG |
Speakers


Policy Leader, National Housing Federation

Director of Policy and Influencing, Voluntary Organisations Disability Group

Accessibility
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Director of Housing and Assets, and Chair of the OPG, Southdown
Director of Housing and Assets, and Chair of the OPG, Southdown

Director, Campbell Tickell
Liz is a senior manager and business development professional with many years’ experience in the supported housing and social care sector as a consultant and senior executive.
Liz joined Campbell Tickell in 2015 and was promoted from Senior Consultant to Director in April 2021.
Liz has experience of working within a national care and support organisation and as a commissioner of supported housing and independent living services. She developed commissioning strategies for older people, people with mental health and learning disabilities as well as socially excluded groups and rough sleepers.
Liz holds a Masters in Human Resources and a Diploma in Fundraising from the Institute of Fundraising and previously spent five years as the lead on strategic growth for two housing organisations where she secured significant growth through public sector contracts.
Her assignments at Campbell Tickell include:
Research into Housing First services for two of the National Housing First Pilots in England, as well as research into youth homelessness, and into rough sleeping;
Project management of mergers between supported housing and care providers;
Project managing a customer insight research project for a group of seven district councils and a county council to inform the development of a new service offer and service model for older an vulnerable people;
Service Quality and market position reviews, including competitor analysis for a number of supported housing and care providers;
Supporting registered providers to review their supported housing and agency management arrangements;
Developing options appraisals for care services and single homeless/rough sleeping services;
Developing older persons housing strategies;
Leading projects developing housing needs assessments for people with complex needs, learning disabilities and autisms and/or severe mental illness, as well as housing needs assessment for single homelessness and for Domestic Abuse.
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