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Parliamentary Select Committee reports on Supporting People

Author: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Date: 19.07.04
Organisation: House of Commons

Chris Mole, MP, chaired the inquiry and called witnesses such as Hanover Housing Group, the National Housing Federation and Womens Aid. The report reflects on the management of the programme by ODPM and on the report that Robson Rhodes produced in January.

The recommendations of the Select Committee include:

  • establishing a better link between social housing capital and revenue programmes
  • ODPM to establish clear criteria as to what SP can fund
  • consider ring fencing funding for less popular groups
  • identify benefits of SP to other departments and transfer funds to SP
  • the ODPM be more prescriptive about how and when service reviews take place
  • Parliamentary Select Committee reports on Supporting People