Paragraph 7 Supported housing

(1)

Each of the following is “supported housing”—

(a)

accommodation which is provided by a body listed in sub-paragraph (2) where that body, or a person acting on its behalf, also provides a person resident in the accommodation with care, support or supervision;

(b)

accommodation—

(i)

which is provided by a body listed in sub-paragraph (2),

(ii)

into which people are admitted in order to meet a need for care, support or supervision, and

(iii)

where that person receives care, support or supervision.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) the bodies are—

(a)

a local authority,

(b)

a housing association,

(c)

registered charity, or

(d)

a voluntary organisation,

(3)

In this paragraph—

“housing association” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Housing Associations Act 1985^f1;
“registered charity” means a charity registered under the Charities Act 2011^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1985 c. 69. Section 1 was amended by sections 1 and 3 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to, the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43); paragraph 36 of Schedule 4 to the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14) and S.I. 1996/2325.
f2: 2011 c. 25.