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

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to launch a consultation on the proposed national supported housing standards and licensing regulations under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, and whether they will consider producing interim guidance in the meantime to ensure sufficient supply of supported accommodation.

The Government is committed to consulting on the implementation of measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. We will provide an update on our next steps in relation to the implementation of measures in the Act shortly.

The Department will shortly be publishing research on the supply and demand for supported housing. The Department will consider the findings of this research as it formulates future government policy on supported housing supply.