9th May 2013 

Vision Housing have written to the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Christopher Graying MP. 

You can read the letter here
 

The first UK study to prove the link between housing,

on-going support and a reduction in re-offending

19 October 2012

Interserve and Vision Housing announced today the results of pioneering research, from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
This is the first UK study to establish an evidential link between housing, on-going support and a reduction in re-offending. 
Some of the key findings are:

  • 11 per cent reduction in re-offending (for those housed)
  • 16 per cent reduction in re-offending for under-35’s
  • 21 per cent reduction in re-offending for more serious offences
  • 26 per cent reduction in re-offending rates for women

Across the UK, a lack of adequate housing provision is regularly cited as a factor in re-offending both for offenders leaving prison and those serving some form of community sentence. However, there is only limited research on the potential link between housing and re-offending and even less on the impact specific housing initiatives have on reducing re-offending. This study proves and quantifies the effect.

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What makes us stand out

Our social enterprise provides housing and ongoing support to ex-offenders prior to and on release from prison. Our service users are at extremely vulnerable stages in their lives and we give them tailored packages of support that helps prevent them re-offending. The aim of Vision Housing is to provide people with a solid base from which they can begin to rebuild their fractured lives.

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Our beneficiaries

Since 2007 we have successfully housed well over 350 beneficiaries in London. These are people who, for different reasons, find themselves on the fringes of society and unable to find suitable and sustainable accommodation. A significant number are ex-offenders but there are also others who, through problems with family or perhaps struggling with mental health issues, also need our help.

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