Hampshire Advice Network – Update
on Strategy
November 2013
Jon Stuart, Chair HAISG, Shared CEO East Hampshire & Havant CABx
Hampshire Advice & Information Strategy
Group …
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Production of HAISG strategic plan in late 2012
Developing the HAN programme
Research on funding opportunities via Action Planning consultancy
Impact of 2012/13 Cabinet Office/Big Lottery Advice Service Transition
Funding
Collaborative work with Bill Sargent Trust and Payplan
Next steps
HAISG strategic plan 2013 …
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Strategy Group Membership
Mission Statement and Role
Needs Assessment
Local Environment and Trends
Social and Environmental Context
Legislative Change
Changes to the Funding Landscape
Current Trends
Baseline Information on County Advice Provision
Key Development Work
Action Plan and Timescales
Collaborative work with the Bill Sargent
Trust and Payplan …
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BST research project undertaken in partnership with Community Action
Hampshire … ‘Counting the Cost : Advice Services and Public Spending
Reductions’ undertaken in 2013 with seminar held in Southampton on 11
September 2013
BST new research project launching in December 2013 … ‘The impact of
welfare reform on households in Hampshire, Portsmouth and
Southampton’ with the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
(CRESR) commissioned to examine the actual and potential impact of key
elements of benefit reforms on households in Hampshire. BST launch
event on 11 December 2013, Winchester
Payplan regional seminar held in Havant on 17 October … ‘Welfare reform
and trends in client behaviour when struggling with debt’
Cabinet Office/Big Lottery Advice Service
Transition Funding …
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Reducing public funding; increasing demand; adapting to new
environment; collaborating; early interventions; exploiting remote
channels; focus on outcomes & impact; service redesign; transformation;
resilience; innovation; sustainable
Targeted at ‘level 2 LAs’, Unitary, Borough, District level, limited access
for County level
Two year funding stream; likely end of transition funding
Around £2.75M of funding provided to Hampshire, Portsmouth,
Southampton & Isle of Wight projects
Next steps for HAISG & HAN …
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Assessing the impact of Cabinet Office/Big Lottery ASTF project
Review possible strategy vehicles
Review & refresh HAN offering
New CEO for CitAH
Exploration of other potential funding streams
Exploration of opportunities for regional collaborative/partnering
Public funding limitations may be a key driver
Your views welcomed