Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 35
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Supported housing plays essential role in preventing homelessness, National Housing Federation submission highlights
Conclusion
In its written submission, the National Housing Federation suggested that the Government’s plans for tackling homelessness should reflect the essential role that supported housing plays in enabling independence and providing good quality homes, appropriate to need, and reducing reliance on public services. It suggested that supported housing helps half a million people in the community, with around 75% of it delivered by housing associations. It had conducted research which found that, were it not for supported housing, 41,000 more people would be homeless and 30,000 more would be at risk of homelessness.50