The government has decided against exempting all
supported housing from the 1% rent cut, an official document has confirmed. An
impact assessment of the policy said “a complete exception for supported accommodation
has been considered but is regarded as disproportionate”. Providers of
‘specialised supported’ accommodation are unlikely to have to reduce rents by
1% over four years, as laid out by the Welfare Reform and Work Bill. However,
sector figures have said very few properties are classed as ‘specialised
supported housing’. Such housing usually has to offer ‘a high level of support’
for residents, receive no or negligible public subsidy, and have been
commissioned in line with local health, social services or Supporting People
strategies. Download the Impact Assessment from the Parliament website.
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