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<p>Data on settled accommodation for supervised women prison leavers from 2017/18
to 2019/20 is currently recorded and published in the Community Performance Statistics
on gov.uk (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics#community-performance-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics#community-performance-statistics</a>).
Data for 2020/21 will be published in July.</p><p>To ensure consistent and accurate
data recording, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), in collaboration with the
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) and the Welsh Government,
has recently updated the Accommodation Recording Guidance to ensure probation regions
have a clear and consistent understanding of the accommodation status definitions,
and how to record accurately. The Guidance defines homelessness as where an individual
is rough sleeping, squatting, residing in night shelters, emergency hostels or campsites.
Individuals with other forms of temporary, short-term or otherwise unstable accommodation
are encompassed within the ‘unsettled accommodation’ category in published statistics.</p><p>Our
Prisons Strategy White Paper sets out our vision that no-one subject to probation
supervision is released from prison homeless.</p><p>To achieve this, HMPPS launched
a new transitional accommodation service providing up to 12 weeks’ accommodation and
support for those leaving prison at risk of homelessness. The service was launched
last July in five probation areas in England. From 2024-5, we will spend £200m per
year to reduce reoffending, including expanding the provision to support the thousands
of people across England and Wales who leave prison each year without accommodation.
The service takes account of the needs of women with accommodation provision dedicated
to single gender usage as required.</p><p> </p><p>DLUHC launched their Accommodation
for Ex-Offenders (AFEO) scheme on 28 July 2021 to support offenders at risk of homelessness
into private rental tenancies. Overall, this financial year, £13 million has been
allocated to 87 schemes across 145 local authorities. Combined with our temporary
accommodation service, this builds a pathway from prison to settled accommodation.</p>
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