Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Third Report - Exempt Accommodation
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 21
Published 27 October 2022
Recommendations
9
Rejected
The patchwork regulation of exempt accommodation has too many holes.
Recommendation
The patchwork regulation of exempt accommodation has too many holes. We recognise that the exempt accommodation sector is complex with different types of providers, therefore requiring the involvement of multiple regulators. But some providers do not fall under the remit …
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Government Response Summary
The government believes the measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill are better placed to provide oversight and control, rather than ensuring mandatory registration for all providers with the Regulator of Social Housing; they also say that reclassifying social housing providers as public sector bodies would burden the government with debt.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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15
Rejected
Para 85
The Government should conduct a review of exempt housing benefit claims to determine how much...
Recommendation
The Government should conduct a review of exempt housing benefit claims to determine how much is being spent and on what. Rent should be capped at a reasonable level that meets the higher costs of managing exempt accommodation. Funding for …
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Government Response Summary
The government is working to improve Housing Benefit data, but cannot determine a standardised rent cap due to the complexity of housing models and services. Funding for local support services is provided through the Local Government Settlement, and local authorities have powers to restrict rents covered by benefit awards in cases where rents are unreasonably high.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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