Supported Housing regulation: consultation, Public Sector article

Supported Housing regulation: consultation

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

The government consulted on measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 between February and May 2025. This included:

locally led licensing proposals
the draft National Supported Housing Standards
Housing Benefit proposals

The response includes the feedback that was received, as well as more detailed annexes for each question.

Original consultation

Summary

Proposals for implementing measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 and changes to Housing Benefit Regulations.

This consultation ran from
10am on 20 February 2025 to 11:59pm on 15 May 2025

Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on plans to implement measures set out in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. The government is proposing to introduce a locally led licensing regime for supported housing across England, and new National Supported Housing Standards for the support provided.

The government is also consulting on changes to Housing Benefit Regulations. The intention of the reforms is to ensure that supported housing is good quality and delivers value for money for the taxpayer.

The consultation will inform the drafting of licensing regulations which will also be consulted on later this year, together with the changes to Housing Benefit Regulations.

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