Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer to Question 125443 on Supported Housing: Regulation, what data his Department holds on the extent and prevalence of supported housing landlords providing poor quality accommodation; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for residents affected by the operation of rogue landlords.

Most supported housing providers are part of the social housing sector. Data shows that in 2021, only 2.3% of registered social housing landlord owned stock was non-decent (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants ). My department engages with local authorities, sector bodies and published independent research to understand issues with the quality of accommodation and support. In particular, we look to local authorities, as they are best placed to know their local supported housing markets, to identify problems with poor quality provision. We have learned a lot through the year-long pilots we have run, backed by £5.4 million of investment, in some of the areas of the country facing the most acute challenges. A core part of the pilots' work was to assess both accommodation standards, and also the support provided to tenants to ensure it was sufficient and tailored. The independent evaluation of the pilots will be published as soon as possible.