The government announced that funding for Supporting People (the programme designed to help vulnerable people live independently in their accommodation) would fall from £1.686 billion in 2008-09 to £1.666 billion in 2009-10 and to £1.636 billion in 2010-11.
Source: House of Commons Hansard, Written Ministerial Statement 6 December 2007, columns 96-97WS, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Hansard | DCLG press release | NHF press release
Date: 2007-Dec
A council tenant who had schizophrenia successfully challenged his local council?s decision to evict him after he sub-let his flat when he did not have ?sufficient appreciation? of what he was doing.
Source: London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm, Court of Appeal 25 July 2007
Links: Text of judgement | DRC press release | Community Care report | Inside Housing report
Date: 2007-Jul
The government published a new comprehensive strategy for delivering housing-related support services to vulnerable people. It emphasized the vital role of the third sector, and sought its help in shaping how the programme would be delivered. It suggested exploring new approaches that would give people greater say about the services they received, through the individual budget pilots and new ?charters for independent living? setting out the services people could expect to access locally. It also proposed an integrated assessment process under which people could be assessed for health, social care, and housing support at the same time.
Source: Independence and Opportunity: Our strategy for supporting people, Department for Communities and Local Government (0870 1226 236)
Links: Report | Summary | Hansard | DCLG press release | Community Care report
Date: 2007-Jun