Social Value Initiatives in Housing Sector

Cost of Living & Social Value
October 2023
John Gleeson: Southern Housing
Andrew Cooper: SNG
2
 
Brand new (we launched last week!) we have 82,000 homes & 210,000 live in an SNG
home
£100m Community Foundation
Invest £9.2bn into new & existing homes with 20% more homes to be built over next 10
years
Social Value is part of our DNA- we want to work in partnership with our suppliers who
share our aims and values to deliver social value outcomes for our communities
Southern Housing
Almost brand new – a merger between Southern Housing
Group and Optivo completed in December 2022
We have 78,000 homes across 100 plus local authorities
Over 100 staff across our Social Impact teams
We have worked on the Social Value agenda for over 10
years, and it is  an increasingly important part of our
support offer to residents
The Cost of Living Crisis and Housing
4
 
The Cost of Living Crisis is having the biggest impact on the most vulnerable and
those with the smallest disposable income.
From the UK Poverty report 2022 JRF said social renters have the highest rate of
poverty of any tenure at 46% reflecting their comparatively lower incomes
At SNG we had a year on year 95% increase in customers needing financial support
At Southern Housing we’ve seen increases in working households needing support,
and more referrals for people  ‘new to poverty’.
Working in partnership with suppliers we can make a bigger impact on the most
vulnerable.
We maximise social value across all our contracts to ensure the impact goes to
communities and for what the communities need.
Grants for Crisis Intervention
Heating and Energy Support
Digital Support
Support for Food Insecurity
Supporting people to sustain their
Tenancy
Mental Health Support
Debt, Benefit and Money
Management Support
Employment Support
Cost of living response
Delivering Social Value with
our supply chain
SPG  provided 
£25,000 for digital
equipment to support digital
inclusion- a priority for SPG and
SNG and building on our digital
inclusion work
Match My project
: A tool to match
suppliers social value commitments
with what community organisations
need.
AA Woods- an asbestos contractors
matched with Ignite Life a Bristol
charity to provide 
£1000 for arts
materials to use in their youth
counselling sessions.
 
 
 
 
Food Pantries
Increasing levels of food poverty among tenants
Pantries are a sustainable and dignified way of supporting people
Supply chain helped address this issue through cash donations, staff time,
skills and materials
Getting to Know You
Increasing levels of loneliness and isolation among older residents
We work with our supply chain to develop and trial a range of interventions
Project has enabled us to leverage in support from additional projects,
creating a ‘ripple-effect’ of support
Social Value best practice – how organisations can make the
most of Social Value
10
 
Play to your strengths:
What support and resources
you can provide?
Understand the needs of the
community
Build a long-term
partnership with suppliers
based on shared values and
in a way that works for both
of you
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Initiatives by Southern Housing and SNG focus on social value integration in housing projects to address the cost of living crisis. Efforts include financial support, community partnerships, and supplier collaboration to enhance social impact and support vulnerable populations through various services like digital inclusion, mental health support, and employment assistance.

  • Social Value
  • Housing Sector
  • Cost of Living Crisis
  • Community Partnerships
  • Vulnerable Populations

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  1. Cost of Living & Social Value John Gleeson: Southern Housing Andrew Cooper: SNG October 2023

  2. Brand new (we launched last week!) we have 82,000 homes & 210,000 live in an SNG home 100m Community Foundation Invest 9.2bn into new & existing homes with 20% more homes to be built over next 10 years Social Value is part of our DNA- we want to work in partnership with our suppliers who share our aims and values to deliver social value outcomes for our communities 2

  3. Southern Housing Almost brand new a merger between Southern Housing Group and Optivo completed in December 2022 We have 78,000 homes across 100 plus local authorities Over 100 staff across our Social Impact teams We have worked on the Social Value agenda for over 10 years, and it is an increasingly important part of our support offer to residents

  4. The Cost of Living Crisis and Housing The Cost of Living Crisis is having the biggest impact on the most vulnerable and those with the smallest disposable income. From the UK Poverty report 2022 JRF said social renters have the highest rate of poverty of any tenure at 46% reflecting their comparatively lower incomes At SNG we had a year on year 95% increase in customers needing financial support At Southern Housing we ve seen increases in working households needing support, and more referrals for people new to poverty . Working in partnership with suppliers we can make a bigger impact on the most vulnerable. We maximise social value across all our contracts to ensure the impact goes to communities and for what the communities need. 4

  5. Cost of living response Debt, Benefit and Money Management Support Support for Food Insecurity Employment Support Heating and Energy Support Grants for Crisis Intervention Mental Health Support Supporting people to sustain their Tenancy Digital Support

  6. Delivering Social Value with our supply chain SPG provided 25,000 for digital equipment to support digital inclusion- a priority for SPG and SNG and building on our digital inclusion work Match My project: A tool to match suppliers social value commitments with what community organisations need. AA Woods- an asbestos contractors matched with Ignite Life a Bristol charity to provide 1000 for arts materials to use in their youth counselling sessions.

  7. Food Pantries Increasing levels of food poverty among tenants Pantries are a sustainable and dignified way of supporting people Supply chain helped address this issue through cash donations, staff time, skills and materials

  8. Getting to Know You Increasing levels of loneliness and isolation among older residents We work with our supply chain to develop and trial a range of interventions Project has enabled us to leverage in support from additional projects, creating a ripple-effect of support

  9. Social Value best practice how organisations can make the most of Social Value Build a long-term partnership with suppliers based on shared values and in a way that works for both of you Play to your strengths: What support and resources you can provide? Understand the needs of the community 10

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