SAHP Funding Stalls, an Exempt Operator Is Warned, and Devolution Redraws the Map
Issue #20 · Week ending 7 August 2026: SAHP capital funding stalls as the sector urges Burnham to act; a Birmingham exempt operator is hit with a final warning; and devolution plus reorganisation redraw who applies the Housing Benefit 'real difference' support test.
De-Registration Escalates, the Regulator Names a 'Purported' Exempt Provider, and STAIRs Reshapes Tenant Disclosure
Issue #19 · Week ending 31 July 2026: the RSH reaches for de-registration against exempt and lease-based providers, names a landlord 'purporting' to be exempt in a 20-judgement batch, and the Ombudsman's STAIRs reforms reshape tenant disclosure — grounded in the exempt-accommodation support test.
Burnham Takes No 10, Work Starts to Pay for Supported Tenants, and the Courts Force the Door
Andy Burnham enters No 10 with a £340m rough-sleeping pledge as Rayner and Pennycook stay at MHCLG; new housing benefit regulations aim to let 300,000 supported and temporary accommodation residents work; and a landmark ruling confirms courts can grant landlords forced access for safety in
