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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the consultation <i>Funding for Future Supported Housing</i>, what steps they are taking to ensure that local top-up funding for supported housing proves sustainable beyond 2020.

The Government is committed to protecting and boosting the supply of supported housing. We are currently consulting on how to ensure the new funding model for the sector is workable and sustainable and to ensure that it provides value for money for those who use it as well as those who pay for it. The amount of ring-fenced top-up funding will be set on the basis of current projections of future need. Budgets for future years will be determined in the usual way at future Spending Reviews. We are also consulting on appropriate safeguards to ensure that this funding continues to support vulnerable people and promotes the supply of supported housing. The consultation closes on 13 February 2017 – there will then be a Green paper in the spring on our detailed proposals on the top-up funding model, with a final package to be announced in autumn 2017.