Future of Supported and Sheltered Housing Emily Bird

Future of Supported and Sheltered Housing Emily Bird National Housing Federation

Supported and sheltered housing is important • • • Health & independence Easing pressures on other services Save £££ Life chances & aspirations Housing associations: 422, 000 homes

Why a new funding framework? • Universal Credit • Controlling costs • Local Housing Allowance cap Meanwhile… • Shortfall of 29, 053 by 2019/20 for working age people • Nearly half of all older households are underoccupying

September announcement “we will bring in a new funding model which will ensure that the sector continues to be funded at current levels”

Government announcement • LHA cap will apply to all tenants from 2019 • Housing costs paid through benefit system up to LHA level • No Shared Accommodation Rate • Ring-fenced local authority top-up fund

Government announcement • A different solution for short-term transitional services • Rent cut for supported and sheltered from April 2017 – except refuges, alms houses and co-ops

LHA Cap Rents and service charges Support and/or care costs Now Local DWP d e c n e f g Rin Rents and service charges Support and/or care costs How will schemes be funded? 2019 - Other

Concerns from housing providers • • • Loss of certainty for future development Unequal impact of LHA cap as a measure Protecting existing tenants How (if) existing tenants will be protected Particular models: sheltered; short term Impact of the rent cut

Size, scope and cost of supported housing Headlines: • • 651, 500 units of supported housing in GB 71% of the total are housing for older people Housing associations more than 70% of the total units. The cost of the sector in terms of Housing Benefit at £ 4. 12 bn per year • Another £ 2. 05 bn of non-Housing Benefit expenditure on care and support services.

(*%) Source: Local authority survey. Base: 83 Commissioners. Fieldwork dates: 19 October – 2 December 2015 Supported Accommodation Review – Report charts | Public 10

People with drug or alcohol misuse needs Source: Local authority survey. Base: 83 Commissioners. Fieldwork dates: 19 October – 2 December 2015 Supported Accommodation Review – Report charts | Public 11

Q 8/9. Still thinking about other sources of funding beyond rent and service charge for all the client types for whom you provide supported housing services as a whole, please indicate what percentage of this other funding comes from the following sources? Local Authority Adult social care Local Authority housing/ homelessness Health – NHS Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups - & Social Care Partnerships Fundraising and donations Local Authority Children’s services Substance misuse service (eg Drug Action Team/ Alcohol & Drugs Partnerships) Charitable grants Big Lottery funding Criminal justice – Youth Offending Team, Probation Employment & education (eg Jobcentre Plus, EFA, SFA) NHS organisations including Public Health Supporting People Home Office LA general funds Mixed Corporate/ Businesses Other Source: Provider survey. Base: 86 providers. Fieldwork dates: 17 February – 9 March 2016 Supported Accommodation Review – Report charts | Public 12

Consultation launch • • • Sets out rationale for change – Universal Credit and local focus Deadline Feb 13 th Green Paper to follow Spring 2017 with more detail Autumn 2017 – detailed model announced Shadow year arrangements in place Commencement of new funding model

5 key areas the consultation will cover General: the how, not the what 1) fair access to funding, including the detailed design of the ring fence and any additional protections 2) local roles and responsibilities 3) arrangements to provide oversight and assurance 4) the appropriate balance between local flexibility and stability 5) developing a funding model for short term accommodation, including hostels and refuges

What will the local system look like? Issue: We were concerned about any localisation of housing spend. How do we achieve certainty through this approach? Can we? Key questions: • • Upper-tier or lower tier? Or other tier? And what local roles and responsibilities? Collaboration across different types of commissioning body? National or local commissioning framework? Statutory duties? What would they be? Oversight and assurance Would top-up follow the individual or scheme? How will the money flow, and how much, to where?

A different approach for sheltered? Issue: Cost doesn’t greatly exceed LHA cap, risk sheltered won’t be prioritised. Also bureaucratic. Key questions: • Is this the right case to make? • How can we demonstrate sheltered needs to be funded differently, as opposed to any other form of supported housing? • Does extra care form part of this case? • If we make case for LHA + x%, do we close down access to local pot? • What will your approach to sheltered be if we don’t succeed?

What’s next? Government announcement 15 Sep Nov Consultation opens Dec/Jan Federation consults and forms views Autumn - Feb 2016 Contact with local MPs and decisionmakers Consultation closes

Starts at Home campaign

Ways to get involved and find out more • Respond to the Government consultation here: https: //www. gov. uk/government/consultations/funding-for -supported-housing • Federation proposals: https: //www. housing. org. uk/resourcelibrary/browse/proposal-for-a-strong-and-sustainablefuture-for-supported-and-sheltered/ • Email supportedhousing@housing. org. uk with ideas • Visit the website: http: //startsathome. org. uk/