The government has published a consultation paper on proposed national standards for supported housing and a licensing regime in a bid to “drive out rogue providers”.

The reforms, which would implement measures under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, are part of the government’s response to mounting concern over exploitation and poor conditions in some supported housing.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) last week pledged “a crackdown on exploitative behaviour by rogue and criminal supported housing landlords “who are costing the taxpayer by claiming uncapped housing benefit in return for providing squalid homes for the most vulnerable”.