Tag: SHROA

What was the impact of Supported Housing People’s coproduced SHROA Consultation response?

Exactly a year ago, we at Supported Housing People Ltd (SHP) were busy coordinating the supported housing sector’s co-produced SHROA Consultation Response template. Many people contributed to it, and even more used the final versions of the live document as their own organisational response to the Consultation.

As you know, the government responded to that Consultation this month. Our response to the government’s response is generally very positive. We were keen to know what difference you made through the SHP Consultation response template. We did an analysis and mapped the SHP template response content directly to the government’s response to that Consultation.

The very evident conclusion is that we have collectively made a massive difference. I mean, really big! This is a tribute to coproduction and cooperation. Thank you, everyone.

What’s the Difference between Intensive Housing Management and Maintenance, and “Care, Support or Supervision”? 

Two staff members discuss a benefits application form in a busy office setting.

Intensive Housing Management and Maintenance are “Support and Supervision”.  Intensive Housing Management and maintenance are likely to be “more than minimal”, and there should be no requirement to provide additional CSS for the purposes of housing benefit or exempt accommodation compliance.

Supported Housing People December 2025 Supported Housing Update 

An update on the Supported Housing Regulatory Oversight Act (SHROA), supported housing licensing, the DWP’s potential definition of “support”, the possible abolition of housing benefit, the Exempt Accommodation Project (EAP) and its role in helping councils manage subsidy recovery for supported housing and temporary accommodation, and as a “community of good practice”, and finally case law to show that intensive housing management and maintenance are “support”.

Help With Claiming Enhanced Housing Benefit

Supported housing providers will have noticed recently that enhanced housing benefit claims are subject to more intense scrutiny than has historically been the case.