This is a preview of the questions in the Impact Portal for Winter 21/22 data submissions.
There are two pathways through the portal, one for projects providing accommodation, and another for projects providing alternative support.
Your Details
Project name
Contact email address
Your answer will help us to ask you only the questions relevant to your project.
[Choose one: Yes | No]
If Yes, move to ‘Accommodation – Guests’ page.
If No, move to ‘Additional Support’ page.
Accommodation - Guests
Guest numbers are for the period from 31st October 2020 to 31st March 2021
Total number of individual guests between 31st October 2021 and 31st March 2022. [Guidance: This field will be auto-calculated from the answer below, please note the date period. The numbers entered in follow on questions will need to add up to this total.]
How many guests fall into each of the following gender categories? [Guidance: If you record data on trans guests, please report them within the numbers for their stated gender, not the gender they were assigned at birth. The numbers you input here will be used to auto-calculate the total number of guests above.]
– Male [Input whole number]
– Female [Input whole number]
– Other/Non-binary [Input whole number]
– Not known [Input whole number]
NEW: How many guests fall into each of the following age categories? [Guidance: The numbers you input across all categories must add up to the total number of guests.]
– 18 to 24 [Input whole number]
– 25 to 34 [Input whole number]
– 35 to 44 [Input whole number]
– 45 to 54 [Input whole number]
– 55 to 64 [Input whole number]
– 65 to 74 [Input whole number]
– 75 and over [Input whole number]
– Not known [Input whole number]
How many guests move on to each of the following categories of accommodation, during or immediately after leaving the project. [Guidance: The purpose of the descriptions are to give you an idea of the outcomes under each category, but it is not a comprehensive list. You can use your best judgement if an example is not explicit here. The numbers you input across all categories must add up to the total number of guests.]
– Positive and stable [Input whole number]
– Positive and not stable [Input whole number]
– Not positive [Input whole number]
– Not known [Input whole number]
How many guests fall into each of the following nationality categories? [Guidance: The numbers you input across all categories must add up to the total number of guests.]
– UK [Input whole number]
– European Economic Area (EEA) inc Switzerland [Input whole number]
– Other European (not in EEA) [Input whole number]
– Rest of the world [Input whole number]
– Not known [Input whole number]
How many guests fall into each of the following ethnicity categories? [Guidance: The numbers you input across all categories must add up to the total number of guests.]
– White British or White other [Input whole number]
– Black or Black British [Input whole number]
– Asian or Asian British [Input whole number]
– Mixed ethnicity [Input whole number]
– Other ethnicity [Input whole number]
– Not known [Input whole number]
NEW: How many guests fall into each of following time periods for their length of stay? [Guidance: The numbers you input across all categories must add up to the total number of guests.]
– 1 to 2 nights [Input whole number]
– 3 to 6 nights [Input whole number]
– 7 to 13 nights [Input whole number]
– 14 to 28 nights [Input whole number]
– 29+ nights [Input whole number]
– Not known [Input whole number]
How many guests experience each of the following issues? [Guidance: The numbers you input for Yes, No and Not known in each row must add up to the total number of guests. Guests can be experience multiple issues.]
– Alcohol dependency
[Yes – input whole number]
[No – input whole number]
[Not known – input whole number]
– Drug dependency
[Yes – input whole number]
[No – input whole number]
[Not known – input whole number]
– Mental health issues
[Yes – input whole number]
[No – input whole number]
[Not known – input whole number]
– Physical disability
[Yes – input whole number]
[No – input whole number]
[Not known – input whole number]
– Learning disability
[Yes – input whole number]
[No – input whole number]
[Not known – input whole number]
– Immigration issues
[Yes – input whole number]
[No – input whole number]
[Not known – input whole number]
– Criminal justice issues
[Yes – input whole number]
[No – input whole number]
[Not known – input whole number]
NEW: What proportion of guests do you estimate have experienced the following factors contributing to their current rough sleeping or homelessness?
– End of Local Authority ‘Everybody In’ accommodation
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all or All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– End of tenancy in PRS (inc eviction)
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all or All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– Domestic violence
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all or All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– Relationship breakdown
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all or All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– Relatives/friends no longer able or willing to accommodate
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all or All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– Left prison
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all or All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– Immigration problems (inc NRPF, lost passport or documents, etc)
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all or All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
NEW: What proportion of guests do you estimate have had recent contact (last 6 months) with the following service?
– Street Outreach Teams commissioned by local authorities
[Choose one: None | A few | Some | Around half | Most | Nearly all or All | Not known]
Accommodation - Project
Date project opened [Input date]
Date project closed [Input date]
Did the shelter close during this period & if so, for how many nights? [Guidance: For example, over Christmas.]
[Input whole number]
What is the type of accommodation provision?
[Choose one: Self-contained accommodation | Single room accommodation | Communal night shelter | Other accommodation (please describe how your accommodation differs from the options given)]
NEW: Types of additional support provided for guests in-house or via referral/in-reach.
– Food
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Postal address
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Showers
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Storage of belongings (outside of night hours)
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Mentoring
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Befriending
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Housing advice (inc Navigator support)
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Debt advice
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Casework support
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Floating support
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Immigration advice
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Employment, education & training support
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Health services (inc mental health services)
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
– Drug and alcohol support
[Choose one: Always | Sometimes | Never]
We have attempted to provide a comprehensive list of types of alternative support that you might offer. If the list is missing anything, please let us know below.
[Input text response]
Number of beds. [Guidance: This is the shelters maximum capacity each night if this is a fixed number, or the average capacity each night if the number of beds varies.]
[Input whole number]
Number of staff. [Guidance: Full time equivalent. Enter 0 if not applicable.]
– 2020/21 season [Input whole number]
– 2021/22 season [Input whole number]
Number of volunteers. [Guidance: Enter 0 if not applicable.]
– 2020/21 season [Input whole number]
– 2021/22 season [Input whole number]
How do you rate your relationship with your local authority? [Guidance: The ease and quality of the communication that exists between you and your local authority, specifically regarding any referral and/or move on pathways that exist.]
[Choose one: Very good | Good | Neutral | Poor | Very poor | No relationship]
How do you rate your relationship with your Public Health teams? [Guidance: The ease and quality of the communication that exists between you and local Public Health teams, specifically regarding any referral and/or move on pathways that exist.]
[Choose one: Very good | Good | Neutral | Poor | Very poor | No relationship]
Accommodation - COVID-19
NEW: What proportion of guests do you estimate have received the following numbers of vaccinations at each stage of the project?
At the start of the project
– One vaccination jab
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some/A significant minority (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all/All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– Two vaccination jabs
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some/A significant minority (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all/All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– No vaccination jabs
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some/A significant minority (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all/All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
At the end of the project
– One vaccination jab
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some/A significant minority (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all/All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– Two vaccination jabs
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some/A significant minority (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all/All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
– No vaccination jabs
[Choose one: None (0%) | A few (1 to 15%) | Some/A significant minority (16 to 40%) | Around half (41 to 60%) | Most (61 to 85%) | Nearly all/All (86 to 100%) | Not known]
Number of Covid-19 cases. [Guidance: Where a positive test result was received for a guest during or within 10 days of leaving the project.]
[Input whole number]
Number of occurrences of isolations. [Guidance: The total number of guests that were required to isolate during the project. If three guests were required to isolate at the same time, this would be recorded as three occurrences. If the same individual was required to isolate twice, this would be recorded as two occurrences.]
[Input whole number]
Additional Support
To what extent does your alternative support provision focus on people who are currently or who have recently been experiencing rough sleeping? Please select the response that best describes your service.
[Choose one: Entirely/nearly entirely – this is our target group, and the vast majority of guests fit this description | Mostly – overall this is the group we seek to reach, but we are flexible and have others too | Somewhat – we do work with this group, but it’s not a focus for the project | Not at all – none or very few of our guests for this service fit this description]
Please select all the services you provide & indicate if you collect data on the individuals that use them.
– Food
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Postal address
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Showers
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Storage of belongings
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Mentoring
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Befriending
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Housing advice (inc Navigator support)
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Debt advice
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Casework support
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Floating support
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Immigration advice
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Employment, education & training support
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Health services (inc mental health services)
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
– Drug and alcohol support
[Choose one: We provide this service | We provide this service and collect data on users | We do not provide this service]
For the services you provide, please help us understand what types of data you collect. [Guidance: i.e. demographic data, guest profiles, move on outcomes, other outcomes etc]
[Input text response]
Number of individuals supported between 31st October 2021 and 31st March 2022 in each of the following services. [Guidance: Enter 0 if not applicable]
– Food
[Input whole number]
– Postal address
[Input whole number]
– Showers
[Input whole number]
– Storage of belongings
[Input whole number]
– Mentoring
[Input whole number]
– Befriending
[Input whole number]
– Housing advice (inc Navigator support)
[Input whole number]
– Debt advice
[Input whole number]
– Casework support
[Input whole number]
– Floating support
[Input whole number]
– Immigration advice
[Input whole number]
– Employment, education & training support
[Input whole number]
– Health services (inc mental health services)
[Input whole number]
– Drug and alcohol support
[Input whole number]
We have attempted to provide a comprehensive list of types of alternative support that you might offer. If the list is missing anything, please let us know below.
[Input text response]
Descriptions
- Positive and stable: Supported accommodation, PRS (with or without floating support), Social housing (including Clearing House), Long term hosting (6 months or longer), Voluntary repatriation (return to country of origin), Returned to previous housing (due to reconciliation or change of circumstances), New homeowner (due to inheritance or other windfall)
- Positive and not stable: Other shelter, Sofa-surfing/staying with friends or family, Backpackers hostel, Short term hosting (less than 6 months), Sectioned
- Not stable: Street, Hospitalised, In custody/prison, Forced repatriation, Deceased, Evicted from shelter, Left of own accord
- UK: The United Kingdom and its dependencies
- European Economic Area (EEA) inc Switzerland: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland [EFTA], Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein [EFTA], Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway [EFTA], Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, inc Switzerland [EFTA], plus San Marino, Andorra and Monaco
- Other European (not in EEA): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzgovinia, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine
- Rest of the world: All other countries
- White British or White other: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British ; Irish ; Gypsy or Irish Traveller ; Any other White background
- Black or Black British: Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
- Asian or Asian British: Asian or Asian British
- Mixed ethnicity: Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
- Other ethnicity: Any other ethnic group
- Alcohol dependency: We understand it is hard to always tell the difference between dependency and high usage. To determine the number of guests in the ‘Yes’ category, we ask that you use your best judgement to assess the number of individuals who are physically dependent on alcohol & would experience negative health consequences or withdrawal symptoms if they were to stop or reduce suddenly
- Drug dependency: We understand it is hard to always tell the difference between dependency and high usage. To determine the number of guests in the ‘Yes’ category, we ask that you use your best judgement to assess the number of individuals who are physically dependent on drugs & would experience negative health consequences or withdrawal symptoms if they were to stop or reduce suddenly
- Mental health issues: Arguably all guests suffer from some degree of mental ill health. To determine the number of guests in the ‘Yes’ category, please estimate the number of individuals that have either received a mental health diagnosis or who are highly likely to receive a diagnosis with the right support
- Physical disability: To determine the number of guests in the ‘Yes’ category, count any guest with a disclosed or visible physical disability
- Learning disability: To determine the number of guests in the ‘Yes’ category, count any guest with a disclosed learning disability
- Immigration issues: To determine the number of guests in the ‘Yes’ category, count any guest who has problems with their immigration status or with no recourse to public funds
- Criminal justice issues: To determine the number of guests in the ‘Yes’ category, count any guest who has a history with the criminal justice system that is a contributing factor to their homelessness
- Self-contained accommodation: Guests have their own room with access to their own bathroom
- Single room accommodation: Guests have their own room but share some facilities such as a bathroom e.g. a shared house
- Communal night shelter: Guests sleep in rooms of more than one per room and share facilities, if available
- Other accommodation: For example – Hosting. Please provide explanatory notes in the text box
- Very good: The relationship supports working together with synergy for the best possible operations and outcomes
- Good: The relationship has a positive impact on operations and outcomes, with some areas for improvement
- Neutral: The relationship has little bearing on shelter operations or guest outcomes
- Poor: The relationship poses a potential risk to shelter operations or guest outcomes
- Very poor: The relationship poses a significant risk to shelter operations or guest outcomes
- No relationship: There is no relationship at all
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