Housing strategy/prospectus

We commission a wide range of supported living services in the borough. A recent survey of 62 providers received 48responses with the following information: 

170 locations 

673 units (beds) 

33 Registered Provider Landlords 

30 social care providers

There is a high concentration of supported housing in the borough’s towns and the majority of it is traditional accommodation tending to be semi-detached or detached properties (44%) or bungalows (27%). There are 58 shared houses accommodating just over 200 people.

Most housing is concentrated in our main urban areas. There is little provision in our more rural localities. We have placed around 100 people outside of the borough. Some of these placements are made because of choice but in the main we place out of borough because we do not have the right type of housing with support to meet their needs in borough. There are around 50 people currently living outside of our borough that we need to develop options in borough within the next three years. Of course, we also need to use some of the new accommodation to prevent people going out of borough in the next few years and for those coming out of education.