Future of Supported Housing Select Committees’ report

The Work and Pension and Community and Local Government Committees’ report has three chapters. The first considers the value of supported housing, both the extent to which it delivers cost savings to the wider public sector and its impact on residents’ quality of life.

The second chapter focuses on the Government’s funding proposals, and considers whether the LHA rate is an appropriate starting point for a new funding model, how the top-up funding should operate, and whether the new funding mechanism should be piloted in advance of its nationwide roll-out.

The final chapter examines issues associated with short-term accommodation, including whether an alternative funding mechanism would be necessary and whether Housing Benefit and Universal Credit create barriers to finding work or leaving supported housing when residents are ready to do so.