Mansfield First Steps Project: independent evaluation. Interim report: Stage 1: establishment/project initiation 1st June 2020 – 30th September 2020

The First Steps project is a new service that has been supported by MHCLG to address Rough Sleeping in Nottinghamshire. In 2017/18 Mansfield had the largest number (189) of statutorily homeless people of the district councils in Nottinghamshire, a number that had been rising since 2013/14. It was awarded £310,628 by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Rough Sleeping Initiative to help tackle rough sleeping at a grass roots level by providing housing and ongoing support to tackle addiction and mental health conditions. This initial evaluation relates to Sage 1 the set up and commencement of the project.