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Housing Support In Scotland

This section of the website contains reports and publications to do with housing support in Scotland.

HSEU Research into Housing Support Funding Levels and Service Volume in Scotland in 2008/09

The Housing Support Enabling Unit undertook research is to find out if local authorities in Scotland pay the full cost of the housing support services they commission and to see if the amount of housing support local authorities purchase changed following the removal of the Supporting People ring fence.

In 2007/2008 providers of housing support were asked a series of questions about their funding levels and service volume. In July 2009 this exercise was repeated.

This report seeks to use the findings of both years to identify trends in the funding and service volume of housing support in Scotland.

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Supporting People Service Review and Budget Change Impact Monitoring

Supporting People Service Review and Budget Change Impact Monitoring
Date: December 2007
Author: GEN Consulting
Organisation: Scottish Government

The Supporting People Service Review and Budget Change Impact Monitoring report by Gen Consulting 18/12/07 can be viewed on the Scottish Government website.

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National Review (Scotland)

National Review (Scotland)

Authors: Pricewaterhouse Cooper and the Scottish Executive
Publication date: June 2004
Product description: 87 pages

The Scottish Executive appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) on 30 March 2004 to undertake an analysis of the funding arrangements relating to Supporting People expenditure carried over from Transitional Housing Benefit (THB) as at 31 March 2003. Additionally, the analysis was to incorporate Pipeline Projects for the three years from 2003/04 to 2005/06.

The whole document is available on the Scottish Government website.

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SPice Briefing: Supporting People (updated) 07/55

SPice Briefing: Supporting People (updated) 07/55
Date: November 2007
Author: Kate Berry
Organisation: Scottish Parliament Information Centre

Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) Briefings are compiled for the benefit of the Members of the Parliament and their personal staff. The briefing which offers information on the Supporting People programme can be viewed on the Scottish Parliament website.

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Supporting People: Costs and Benefits

Supporting People: Costs and Benefits
Date: December 2007
Author: Tribal Consulting
Publisher: Scottish Government
ISBN: 9780755969210 (Web Only)

The study aims to explore the costs and benefits of housing related services provided by the Supporting People programme across the range of clients receiving services and can be viewed on the Scottish Government website.

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Supporting People: Unit Costs

Supporting People: Unit Costs
Date: December 2007
Author: Tribal Consulting
Organisation: Scottish Government
ISBN: 9780755969104 (Web Only)

This report considers the extent, nature, causes and implications of variations in the unit costs of services provided under the Supporting People programme and can be viewed here.

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Supporting People Service Review and Budget Change Impact Monitoring

Supporting People Service Review and Budget Change Impact Monitoring
Date: December 2007
Author: GEN Consulting
Organisation: Scottish Government

The Supporting People Service Review and Budget Change Impact Monitoring report by Gen Consulting 18/12/07 can be viewed on the Scottish Government website.

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HSEU Guide to Supporting People Service Review

For a printed copy of any of these documents please contact HSEU.

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A Report on Providers’ Experience of Local Authorities’ Supporting People Service Review

In 2007 the Housing Support Enabling Unit has been worked with providers to investigate:

  • the process and outcomes of service review
  • examples of good practice
  • the impact of funding changes

The completed research was used to give the Scottish Executive an insight into how service review has been for providers. This was a real opportunity for providers to let the Scottish Executive know how service review and the SP programme has been for them.
The full report is available to be read.

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Providers Experience of the Supporting People Programme from 2003 - 2006

The Housing Support Enabling Unit undertook a two year longitudinal project researching how well equipped providers felt in providing housing support services under the Supporting People Programme in a changing environment.

A summary of the findings of each of the surveys can be viewed here. For a copy of the full report please contact HSEU.

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