Consultation outcome

Supported Housing regulation: consultation

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Work and Pensions
Published
20 February 2025
Last updated
1619 AprilJune 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Supported Housing regulation: consultation - government response

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Easy Read version: New rules for supported housing

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Detail of outcome

The government consulted on measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 between February and May 2026.2025. This included:

  • locally led licensing proposals
  • the draft National Supported Housing Standards
  • Housing Benefit proposals

The response includes the feedback that was received, as well as more detailed annexes for each question.

Original consultation

Summary

Proposals for implementing measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 and changes to Housing Benefit Regulations.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on plans to implement measures set out in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. The government is proposing to introduce a locally led licensing regime for supported housing across England, and new National Supported Housing Standards for the support provided.

The government is also consulting on changes to Housing Benefit Regulations. The intention of the reforms is to ensure that supported housing is good quality and delivers value for money for the taxpayer.

The consultation will inform the drafting of licensing regulations which will also be consulted on later this year, together with the changes to Housing Benefit Regulations.

Documents

Supported Housing regulation: consultation

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Supported Housing regulation: consultation (Easy Read version)

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Updates to this page

Published 20 February 2025
Last updated 1619 AprilJune 2026 href="#full-history">+— show Show all updates

  1. Easy Read and British Sign Language versions of the government response added.

  2. Government response added.

  3. First published.

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