Regulator of Social Housing warns of risks with lease-based provision of specialised supported housing

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published a Focus Report on the fundamental issues with some lease-based provision of specialised supported housing (SSH).

SSH is where social landlords lease properties on a long-term basis, to provide much-needed specialised housing for people with complex support needs, such as for people with a learning disability, autustic people or people with mental health needs. The ongoing level of support should be similar to that provided in a care home, while enabling people to live independently in the community. This report sets out significant issues that lease-based providers need to address.