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Supporting People and housing benefit

The "Supporting People" programme was introduced on 1 April 2003. The programme aims to plan and manage housing related support services at a local level. Some support services previously supplied as part of housing benefit are now supplied under this programme.

Help under the Supporting People programme includes:

• helping older or disabled people remain in their own home
• providing services (eg wardens) in sheltered schemes 
• support for young people leaving care
• support for people leaving an institution (eg residential care) or special housing
• helping someone who has been homeless to set up home

More information

• housing (scotland) act 2001 (housing support services regulations) 2002
• supporting people website - england
• supporting people website - northern ireland
• supporting people website - wales

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