We’re supporting National Housing Federation’s Save Our Supported Housing campaign.
Supported housing provides safe homes for people with a range of support needs, helping them to live as independently as possible.
It includes housing for disabled people, homeless people, Armed Forces veterans, elderly people, those needing to leave hospital after physical or mental health difficulties, prison leavers, and people who have experienced domestic abuse.
Supported housing is a national asset that annually saves the government up to £15,500 per person.
Despite these benefits, funding for supported housing has faced years of cuts – leaving providers at breaking point.
1 in 3 supported housing providers had to close schemes last year because of funding pressures. All this has created an existing shortfall of 80,000 supported housing places for working age adults and between 73,000 and 245,000 places for older people across England. These pressures are set to worsen still, with research conducted by the National Housing Federation showing that:
- 60% of providers will have to close supported housing schemes in the future.
- 1 in 3 providers may be forced to stop providing supported housing altogether.
Without properly funded supported housing, hospital backlogs will get even longer, homelessness will rise, and women trying to leave abusive relationships could be left with nowhere to turn. At the Spending Review, the government has the opportunity to invest in the sector and deliver on their ambition to build an NHS fit for the future, reduce homelessness, and tackle violence against women and girls.
For more info about National Housing Federation's Save Our Supported Housing campaign, please click here.
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