Research commissioned by DCLG and the Department of Health identified a need for an increase of:
- 35% in the number of supported housing units for older people in Great Britain (from 460,000 units in 2015 to 625,000 units in 2030);1Wittenberg R and Hu B (March 2017) Projected Demand For Supported Housing In Great Britain 2015 to 2030 London School of Economics, page 2
- 16% in the number of supported housing units for younger adults (from 190,000 in 2015 to 220,000 in 2030).2Wittenberg R and Hu B (March 2017) Projected Demand For Supported Housing In Great Britain 2015 to 2030 London School of Economics, page 2
Projections for units of supported housing by client groups in England are set out below.
Projected units for older people
Projected demand for supported housing in Great Britain 2015 to 2030 commissioned by the Department of Health (DH), on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), from the Policy Research Unit in Economics of Health and Social Care Systems (at the University of York, LSE and University of Kent), PSSRU Discussion Paper DP2931 (Mar 2017) Table 2: Projected units of supported housing by client group in England, 2015-2030 (Base case, in thousand units) page 6.
Projected units for people with a learning disability
Projected demand for supported housing in Great Britain 2015 to 2030 commissioned by the Department of Health (DH), on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), from the Policy Research Unit in Economics of Health and Social Care Systems (at the University of York, LSE and University of Kent), PSSRU Discussion Paper DP2931 (Mar 2017) Table 2: Projected units of supported housing by client group in England, 2015-2030 (Base case, in thousand units) page 6.
Projected units for working-age people with a mental health problem, physically disabled, sensorily impaired or single homeless
Projected demand for supported housing in Great Britain 2015 to 2030 commissioned by the Department of Health (DH), on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), from the Policy Research Unit in Economics of Health and Social Care Systems (at the University of York, LSE and University of Kent), PSSRU Discussion Paper DP2931 (Mar 2017) Table 2: Projected units of supported housing by client group in England, 2015-2030 (Base case, in thousand units) page 6.
Projected units for other working-age people
Projected demand for supported housing in Great Britain 2015 to 2030 commissioned by the Department of Health (DH), on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), from the Policy Research Unit in Economics of Health and Social Care Systems (at the University of York, LSE and University of Kent), PSSRU Discussion Paper DP2931 (Mar 2017) Table 2: Projected units of supported housing by client group in England, 2015-2030 (Base case, in thousand units) page 6.
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