Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Accepted
Supported housing supply often fails to meet diverse local needs for vulnerable residents.
Conclusion
The need for different types of supported housing varies locally due to different demographics in local authority areas. DLUHC told us there is not the right supply of supported housing for the right people in the right places and that as a result, supported housing does not offer the right support or accommodation to vulnerable people that ‘would actually benefit them and would be value for money’.12 Poor quality short-term supported housing: the exempt accommodation sector
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and sets a July 2024 target. It confirms DLUHC has commissioned research on supported housing supply and demand, due for publication in early 2024, and commits to responding to the Committee within six months of publication to detail efforts to increase supply.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
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.