Resource Library

This is a working draft of a proposed Health in Housing Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for organisations in West Sussex to co-develop and make a collective commitment towards the use of housing to improve the long-term health and wellbeing of our communities.

This report by NDTi explores the differences between living in residential care and supported living settings for people with learning disabilities. The main difference in theory between these two housing models is whether the person’s support is provided in-house by the same organisation as the housing provider (residential care) or whether housing and support are provided separately (supported living).

It is nine years since the abuse of people with learning disabilities or autism or both at Winterbourne View came to light. At the time, the Housing LIN signed up to the resultant sector Concordat and committed itself to publish information that support our members to provide good quality care across health, housing and social care. We have continued to do so under our dedicated webpages on housing and learning disability.

This report from West Yorkshire and Harrogate partnership provides housing professionals to work together to tackle health inequalities in the region, through investment into housing and targeted support.

This Government statement of expectations sets out guidelines for local authorities and supported housing providers, detailing good practice for the housing management aspects of supported housing provision.

This guide from CQC outlines how they regulate providers supporting autistic people and people with a learning disability in accordance with other national guidance.

This report from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sets out its Taskforce progress and learning from the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in informing advice and recommendations to government and the social care sector.