Door card: dormakaba
Object
Key
Object number
2022.30
Physical Description
White plastic door card, with blue text. Used for accessing a hotel room. Labelled 'dormakaba' and 'Your key to feeling secure'
Associated Event
Associated Place
Material
Plastic
Dimension
Height: 54mm
Width: 86mm
Width: 86mm
Exhibition Label
From: 'Hackney during the pandemic'
Everyone In - Housing Rough Sleepers during the Pandemic
One of the greatest challenges during the pandemic has been providing supported accommodation for rough sleepers. With the country going into lockdown, it was essential to provide safe and secure accommodation to some of the people most vulnerable to the risks of COVID-19.
In March 2020 Hackney Council’s Rough Sleeping Team started to block book hotel rooms throughout the borough to house over 170 people sleeping rough, or in a night shelter, safely.
Rough sleeping however cannot be solved by just providing accommodation. Therefore additional support such as security, food, clothing, drug and alcohol support, and healthcare is required.
“Housing rough sleepers is a complex process involving reaching out, building trust and understanding each individual’s situation – be it trauma, addiction, mental ill health, or a combination of these.”
Cllr Rebecca Rennison, Cabinet Member for Finance, Housing Needs and Supply, April 2020
“If we just put people in unsupported accommodation, they’ll be back on the streets in six months' time.”
Cllr Rebecca Rennison, Cabinet Member for Finance, Housing Needs and Supply, December 2020
Despite the many challenges, and lack of government funding, the pandemic has given the rough sleeping team the opportunity to help rough sleepers to improve their lives in the long term.
By late 2020 the council’s rough sleeping team moved to an ‘In For Good’ approach, and were trying to support over 170 rough sleepers into longer term housing.
“One of the positive outcomes has been seeing some of our longest standing rough sleepers accept help and support.”
Cllr Rebecca Rennison, Cabinet Member for Finance, Housing Needs and Supply
“It is really easy to whittle this down to numbers, but there are human stories here of people who have had really difficult lives who came in and we were able to do some really meaningful work with….
“When I think back to what we have done for people to give them that sense of self-respect back that they can do and be things that are more than they could see within themselves, I think as a borough we should all feel proud that this is what we did.”
Sabrina Pathan, Rough Sleeping Manager
Everyone In - Housing Rough Sleepers during the Pandemic
One of the greatest challenges during the pandemic has been providing supported accommodation for rough sleepers. With the country going into lockdown, it was essential to provide safe and secure accommodation to some of the people most vulnerable to the risks of COVID-19.
In March 2020 Hackney Council’s Rough Sleeping Team started to block book hotel rooms throughout the borough to house over 170 people sleeping rough, or in a night shelter, safely.
Rough sleeping however cannot be solved by just providing accommodation. Therefore additional support such as security, food, clothing, drug and alcohol support, and healthcare is required.
“Housing rough sleepers is a complex process involving reaching out, building trust and understanding each individual’s situation – be it trauma, addiction, mental ill health, or a combination of these.”
Cllr Rebecca Rennison, Cabinet Member for Finance, Housing Needs and Supply, April 2020
“If we just put people in unsupported accommodation, they’ll be back on the streets in six months' time.”
Cllr Rebecca Rennison, Cabinet Member for Finance, Housing Needs and Supply, December 2020
Despite the many challenges, and lack of government funding, the pandemic has given the rough sleeping team the opportunity to help rough sleepers to improve their lives in the long term.
By late 2020 the council’s rough sleeping team moved to an ‘In For Good’ approach, and were trying to support over 170 rough sleepers into longer term housing.
“One of the positive outcomes has been seeing some of our longest standing rough sleepers accept help and support.”
Cllr Rebecca Rennison, Cabinet Member for Finance, Housing Needs and Supply
“It is really easy to whittle this down to numbers, but there are human stories here of people who have had really difficult lives who came in and we were able to do some really meaningful work with….
“When I think back to what we have done for people to give them that sense of self-respect back that they can do and be things that are more than they could see within themselves, I think as a borough we should all feel proud that this is what we did.”
Sabrina Pathan, Rough Sleeping Manager
From: 'Hackney during the pandemic'
Dormakaba door card
These door cards were issued to rough sleepers given hotel accommodation during the pandemic. The text on the card states: ‘Your key to feeling secure’.
These door cards were provided by the council’s rough sleeping team to help convey the experience of the rough sleepers accommodated in the hotel.
“A hotel room key isn't a house key - you're a guest.”
Sabrina Pathan, Rough Sleeping Manager, SHP - Hackney Accommodation Services (at hotel for rough sleepers)
Dormakaba door card
These door cards were issued to rough sleepers given hotel accommodation during the pandemic. The text on the card states: ‘Your key to feeling secure’.
These door cards were provided by the council’s rough sleeping team to help convey the experience of the rough sleepers accommodated in the hotel.
“A hotel room key isn't a house key - you're a guest.”
Sabrina Pathan, Rough Sleeping Manager, SHP - Hackney Accommodation Services (at hotel for rough sleepers)
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Your key to feeling secure
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