Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 7
7
Deferred
Progress to improve supported housing supply remains poor, falling below targets.
Conclusion
Progress to improve the supply of supported housing is poor. While DLUHC uses the Affordable Homes Programme to support development of more supported housing, it reported it is only forecast to achieve 5% of supported housing from the 2021–2026 iteration of the Affordable Homes Programme against a target of 10% (between 15,700 and 16,000 new housing units in England, including London).10 DLUHC described how it has tried to increase the supply of supported housing through other programmes and funding for specific groups of vulnerable people such as victims of domestic abuse and rough sleepers.11
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and has commissioned research on supported housing supply and demand, due early 2024. DLUHC will then respond to the Committee within six months of publication, detailing how it will maximise efforts to increase supported housing supply.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: July 2024 1.2 The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has commissioned research to provide an up-to-date assessment of the supply and demand of supported housing across Great Britain which is due to be published in early 2024. 1.3 DLUHC will respond to the Committee within six months of publishing the new research setting out how it is maximising efforts to increase the supply of supported housing.