It follows a successful bid for funding of £550,000 from the Department of
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) last year, enabling the
council to reinforce its Supported Housing Improvement Programme (SHIP).
Officers across Revenues and Benefits, Homelessness and Migration, Health
and Social Care and Environmental Health are now working together to
holistically improve standards, implement enhanced management, empower
residents to understand their rights and improve value for money for the
council.
An event at Bantock House Museum and Park last week saw Supported
Housing Providers come together to get advice and guidance from the council
on the implications and opportunities of the Supported Housing (Regulatory
Oversight) Act 2023.
City of Wolverhampton Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for
Housing, Councillor Steve Evans, opened the event.
He said: “The Supported Housing Improvement Programme supports our
work to ensure that some of the city’s most vulnerable residents can live in
good quality housing with the support that they need to live independently and
safely.
“The new Act means it is more important than ever for us to work closely with
Supported Housing Providers in the city to help them better understand what
is required to provide the best living standards for our residents.
“I was delighted to open the event at Bantock and meet so many Supported
Housing Providers from across the city to hear from them what we can do to
support.”
At the event, SUIT (Service User Involvement Team) also delivered some
Legislative Theatre showing lived experience to raise awareness of the social
factors involved for vulnerable people with drug & alcohol problems living in supported provision.
The SHIP team is available to support residents and Supported Housing
Providers by emailing SupportedHousing-SHIP@Wolverhampton.gov.uk. For
further information visit Supported Housing Improvement Programme (SHIP) |
City Of Wolverhampton Council
