Supported Housing: Regulation

(asked on 7th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department plans to take to introduce sector-specific regulation and legislation for housing-with-care.


Answered by
Christopher Pincher Portrait
Christopher Pincher
This question was answered on 10th December 2021

This Government is committed to further improving the diversity of housing options available to older people. We believe that offering older and more vulnerable people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them to live independently and feel more connected to their communities.

Boosting the supply of a range of specialist housing for older people, including housing with care, will be key to achieving this aim. Both the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department of Health and Social Care continue to provide capital funding to incentivise their supply.

As set out in the Department of Health and Social Care’s recent white paper, People at the Heart of Care, a new £300 million investment will embed the strategic commitment to connect housing with health and care in all local places and drive the stock of new supported housing.

We remain committed to working closely with a range of stakeholders to look at how we can further support the growth of a thriving older people’s housing sector. This includes considering the merits of different engagement and delivery models, including proposals from the sector for a cross-Government taskforce.

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