The guide was co-produced by staff from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (including public health, housing, social care and environmental health), NHS staff and community representatives. We hope that it will be useful in steering residents onto the right path to self advocate while also reducing professional time spent trying to navigate the housing system and writing letters that may not have influence.
We would encourage you to share the document with your teams and networks but also let us know where it has been shared, so that we can assess its reach. We may also need to update this version in the light of pending legislation and would want you to make sure you are also updating your contacts and networks when this arrives. We have made it available in both PDF and Word due to the many links it contains to useful services.
We welcome feedback. If you have comments on the guide, please email matthew.quin@towerhamlets.gov.uk