PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Supported Housing Sector - 21 November 2016 (Commons/Commons Chamber)
Debate Detail
Daniel Zeichner
Cambridge
15:16:27
Caroline Nokes
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery
In his written ministerial statement to the House of Commons on 15 September, the Secretary of State confirmed that from 2019-20 we will be introducing a new funding model for supported housing. I can also confirm that the Department for Work and Pensions, along with the Department for Communities and Local Government, will today publish a consultation document to develop the details that will underpin the new funding model, and the evidence review of supported housing in Great Britain.
15:16:39
Daniel Zeichner
One in five people affected by severe mental illness rely on supported housing. What discussions has the Minister had with the Department of Health about the effect that these policy changes have had on those who suffer from a mental illness?
Caroline Nokes
Colleagues from the DCLG and I have had extensive discussions with the supported housing sector since 15 September, and those conversations will continue now that the consultation document has been published.
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