Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 37
37
Accepted
MHCLG to consult on supported housing regulations and licensing scheme in early 2025.
Recommendation
We asked MHCLG what progress it had made in implementing the Act. It replied that it would issue a consultation on the regulations and a licensing scheme for supported housing landlords early in 2025. It would seek to make the regulations following on from that consultation, and implement the scheme as soon as possible after that. MHCLG also told us that applications were open for a supported housing advisory panel.52
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation, having published a consultation on 20 February 2025 on the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act's implementation, including a licensing regime and national standards, with a target implementation date of Summer 2026.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
7.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2026 7.2 A consultation on the implementation of measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act was published on 20 February 2025 and is open for 12 weeks. This sets out proposals on a locally led licensing regime for supported housing and the National Supported Housing Standards. The consultation also seeks views on potentially linking Housing Benefit to the licensing regime in England, to new or existing frameworks in Scotland and Wales and defining care, support and supervision in Housing Benefit regulations in England, Scotland and Wales. Following the consultation, the government will issue a response as soon as possible.