The plans to introduce the LHA cap for both general needs social housing and supported housing will be dropped, Theresa May announced at Prime Minster’s Questions last week,
The future funding model for supported housing has since been revealed, no exact amount – simply consultation on different forms of housing – older people/extra care; short term emergency and longer term support. See news pages
The sector had been anxiously awaiting an update from government on their future plans for supported housing after a green paper was promised in the spring but had yet to materialise.
The prime minister said: “We will not apply the Local Housing Allowance cap to supported housing – indeed we will not be implementing it in the wider social housing sector, and the full details will be made available when we publish our response to the consultation