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Recommendation 13
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DLUHC and DWP lack reliable national data on the supported housing sector.
Conclusion
DLUHC and DWP have no reliable data about supported housing and as a result cannot assess and resolve the problems within the sector. The NAO investigation found that DLUHC and DWP do not routinely collect national data on the numbers of people living in supported housing or the numbers of units of supported housing. The most comprehensive national picture of supported housing is from DWP and DLUHC’s (then the Department for Communities and Local Government, or DCLG) joint review in 2016 for which they surveyed local authorities. However, not even half (197 of the 407 local authorities surveyed across England, Wales and Scotland) actually provided responses.24 DLUHC and DWP have acknowledged that the data is not as it should be.25 16 DSH0007 17 DSH0006 18 Q 2 19 See Parliamentary debate on the Bill 11.01.23, Felicity Buchan opening statement: Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill – Hansard – UK Parliament 20 DSH0001, DSH0007 21 Q 26 22 C&AG’s Report, para 3.6, Figure 5 23 Q 4 24 C&AG’s Report, para 2.19 25 Q 3 Supported housing 11
Government Response
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