The Supporting People Programme: thirteenth report of session 2008-09: Vol. 1 Report, together with formal minutes

House of Commons papers 649-I 2008-09

Corporate Author:: Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee
Author:: Phyllis Starkey (chairman)
Publisher:: TSO (The Stationery Office)

The Supporting People programme was launched on 1 April 2003. The main aim of the programme was to help end social exclusion and to enable vulnerable people to maintain or to achieve independence through the provision of housing-related support. Supporting People is a grant programme which is administered through all 152 top tier local authorities, in partnership with housing, health, adult social care services and probation. It is delivered largely by the Third Sector and helps around 1 million people from the following client groups at any one time: people who have been homeless or a rough sleeper; ex-offenders and people at risk of offending and imprisonment; people with a physical or sensory disability; people at risk of domestic violence; people with alcohol and drug problems; teenage parents; elderly people; young people at risk; people with HIV and AIDS; people with learning difficulties; travellers; homeless families with support needs. This report considers how well the Government has delivered against its commitments in the 2007 Supporting People Strategy. The Committee believes that progress has been good overall, although there are some areas in which more rapid progress, or greater clarification as to how objectives will be achieved, is needed. Two major issues that stand out and which require a more immediate and concentrated focus, are: the burden of the competitive tendering regime for Supporting People services; and the lack of clarity as to the future of accommodation-based services for older people.

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