Sign in Subscribe
Supported Housing Briefing
Weekly Intelligence for the UK Supported Housing Sector - By Leonard Payne

Latest

13
Oct

Holiday Notice

Dear All . - Just a quick note that there will be no issue of the Supported Housing Briefing this Friday as
08
Oct
Supported Housing Briefing Issue #29 cover

Work Starts to Pay, the Conduct Standard Takes Force, and the Regulator Hits the For-Profits

Issue #29 · Week ending 8 October 2026 — the earnings ‘cliff edge’ reform comes into force for 325,000 supported-housing residents, the RSH Competence and Conduct Standard goes live, and the Regulator downgrades for-profit Heylo to its maximum grades amid a ‘reputation of the sector’ warning.
14 min read
01
Oct
STAIRs Goes Live, the Regulator Grades Two Councils, and Commissioning Takes Centre Stage

STAIRs Goes Live, the Regulator Grades Two Councils, and Commissioning Takes Centre Stage

Issue #28 · Week ending 1 October 2026 — STAIRs’ publication scheme goes live for supported and temporary accommodation, the RSH grades two councils non-compliant in a seven-judgement batch, and the care minister puts commissioning at the heart of reform.
14 min read
24
Sep
The Register Spares Supported Housing, the Regulator Scores the Sector, and For-Profit Capital Piles In

The Register Spares Supported Housing, the Regulator Scores the Sector, and For-Profit Capital Piles In

Issue #27 · Week ending 24 September 2026. The December 2026 property register spares supported exempt accommodation, the Regulator publishes its 2025/26 Tenant Satisfaction Measures, and for-profit capital piles into the sector.
13 min read
18
Sep

Correction to Issue #26: the landlord register and exempt accommodation

Correction: the PRS register and supported exempt accommodation Issue #26, published earlier today, said it was unclear whether supported exempt
4 min read
18
Sep
Five Moratoria Come to Light, a Paid Landlord Register Nears, and Consumer Regulation Converges

Five Moratoria Come to Light, a Paid Landlord Register Nears, and Consumer Regulation Converges

Issue #26 · Week ending 17 September 2026 — An FOI reveals the Regulator used its insolvency moratorium five times since 2022; a paid PRS landlord register nears with unclear exempt-accommodation scope; and the Ombudsman's annual review feeds a converging consumer-standards regime.
14 min read
10
Sep
Supported Housing Briefing Issue 25 cover

A For-Profit Fails the Regulator, the Social Housing Bill Reaches the Commons, and Mayors Take the SAHP Reins

Issue #25 · Week ending 10 September 2026. The Regulator fails a for-profit CIC, the Social Housing Bill reaches the Commons, and mayors take control of SAHP funding — plus Deep Dives on enforcement-and-merger, ASB and the support test, and survivor tenure vs the licence model.
14 min read
03
Sep
A New Duty Reshapes Temporary Accommodation, the High Court Redraws the Housing Duty, and Whitehall Audits Its Own Reforms

A New Duty Reshapes Temporary Accommodation, the High Court Redraws the Housing Duty, and Whitehall Audits Its Own Reforms

Issue #24 · Week ending 4 September 2026 — A new statutory temporary accommodation duty takes force and sharpens the exempt-accommodation boundary; a High Court ruling reshapes the housing duty; and MHCLG's value-for-money evaluation with the RSH stakeholder survey signal the next regulatory turn.
14 min read
27
Aug
Supported Housing Briefing Issue #23 cover

£9.6bn Flows to the Few, the Regulator Grades and Merges, and Care Leavers Test the Support Line

Issue #23 · Week ending 28 August 2026 — The first £9.6bn of the £39bn SAHP lands with most of the supported sector locked out; the RSH upgrades, merges Thrive into Chime, and consults on new standards; and £25m for care leavers meets the care-and-support condition.
14 min read
21
Aug
Supported Housing Briefing Issue 22 cover

Burnham Bets £442m on Christmas, the Regulator Widens Its Net, and Children in Limbo Hit a Record

Issue #22 · Week ending 21 August 2026. Burnham's £442m 'Everyone In by Christmas' drive tests the exempt accommodation gateway; the RSH's whistleblowing report and Rentplus GUR signal intelligence-led enforcement; and children in temporary accommodation hit a record high.
14 min read