Exempt Accommodation Quality Standards

Our next online event for Supported Exempt Accommodation providers will be on Wednesday 17th November at 11a.m. We are pleased to be joined by @BhamCityCouncil Housing Benefit team. Sign up below 👇👇 bvsc.org/Event/supporte…

Housing instability forces many domestic abuse survivors to return to abusive households. Access to housing has been identified as more important than increasing criminalisation for reducing rates, but we also urgently need support services to ensure the safety of survivors.

Last month, @CommonwealTweet hosted a series of webinars around exempt accommodation. Listen to Sarah's experience of living and working in exempt accommodation to understand why it's so important people have access to the appropriate level of support. commonwealhousing.org.uk/exempt-accommo…

Earlier this month we hosted an event for exempt accommodation providers in Birmingham. There were speakers from @BhamCityCouncil and @mhclg and an informative Q&A with our Quality Standards team. If you were unable to attend, you can catch up here 👇👇 youtube.com/watch?v=5Ml487…

@BVSC are conducting a strategy review and needs assessment into domestic abuse provision in Birmingham. If you are an exempt accommodation provider offering support to survivors of domestic abuse, please sign up to one of the workshops below.

A big thank you to everyone who attended our event for providers today. It was great to see so many people motivated to improving support for those living in exempt accommodation. A special thanks to @Ms_SThompson, Guy from @BhamCityCouncil and Emily from @mhclg for speaking.

The number of people living in exempt accommodation in Birmingham has exceeded 22,000, Inside Housing can reveal #UKhousing insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/exem…

Our event for supported exempt accommodation providers is on 4th August at 11a.m. Meet the team and hear all about the Quality Standards. There will be an opportunity to ask any questions you have. Sign up below 👇👇 bvsc.org/Event/supporte…

This is a great opportunity for RP’s, landlords and exempt support providers to learn more about the quality standards, we are lucky to have both @Ms_SThompson and @mhclg speaking for the event.

The Quality Standards were created using insight from people with #livedexperience. Our aim is to ensure that the needs of people with #multipledisadvantage living in supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham are always met. Read more here: bvsc.org/quality-standa…

Today @BVSC launched the Exempt Quality Standards with the support of @Ms_SThompson and @SpringHousing who launched the Charter of Rights. Two pieces of work commissioned by @citycouncilbham that aim to transform the exempt housing sector Birmingham by showcasing best practice

We are hosting an event on the 4th August focusing on Birmingham’s Exempt Accommodation Quality Standards. It's a great opportunity for providers to get an insight into the work that is being done and ask any questions they might have. Sign up below 👇👇 bvsc.org/Event/supporte…