"TrueBase Outreach Connect" – 6-Week Pilot Cost:
£3,750 (£625 per week)
Scope: 1 x Community Outreach Practitioner, Community-based delivery, Appointment accompaniment, Practical independence and routine stabilisation, Regular check-ins and outcome tracking
This is early, preventative outreach designed to stabilise independence before escalation into statutory or crisis-led services.
If these 8–10 adults continue to disengage without early support, the likely outcomes include:
Escalation to Adult Social Care intervention
Increased A&E attendance and unplanned health use
Safeguarding concerns triggered by neglect, isolation, or missed appointments
Tenancy breakdown, homelessness risk, or emergency accommodation
Higher reliance on crisis services, advocacy, and statutory casework
Once escalation occurs, support becomes:
More expensive
More intensive
Less preventative
Harder to step down
Scenario Approximate Cost
Single Adult Social Care assessment & follow-up
£1,500–£3,000+ | Single episode (often within weeks, but cost is one-off)
6-Week Outreach Connect Pilot
£3,750 | £25,000 If annualized
Emergency accommodation / tenancy failure
£5,000–£20,000+ | Short-term episode (weeks to a few months)
Repeated A&E attendances (per individual)
£2,000–£4,000+ | Typically over 6–12 months per individual
Crisis-led statutory intervention |
Significantly higher | Annual / ongoing
Cost ranges are indicative and based on typical local authority, NHS, and housing service responses once escalation occurs. Outreach Connect costs are fixed, predictable, and time-limited.
£3,750 invested over 6 weeks can prevent £20,000+ in annual crisis-led statutory costs — while preserving independence and dignity.