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The Future of Supported Housing Project: learning from existing literature

09 July 2026

Our Future of Supported Housing project, in partnership with think tank New Local, is currently examining the wider system for supported housing, aiming to set out what is and isn’t working, and develop ambitious, but practical recommendations on what must change.   

In this new literature review, we explore how supported housing has been and is currently funded in England.  

In the first section, we draw lessons from previous approaches to funding supported housing since the 1990s, including the Supporting People programme and the removal of the ringfence.  

In the second section, we look at what we can learn from research and commentary on the current funding system. By exploring evidence and expertise from supported housing providers, charities, membership organisations, and government-commissioned research and evaluation, we outline the potential funding solutions.  

Read the full literature review here
Understanding the funding landscape: read our summary

Looking back to move forward: what can the history of supported housing funding tell us about its future?  

In this blog, Katie Miller, Research Lead at the NHF, explores what lessons we can learn from the history of supported housing funding and existing literature.  

Read here

Contribute to the next stage of the Future of Supported Housing project 

As part of this work, we want to learn about current practice and approaches to funding, commissioning and delivering supported housing, as well as how it supports people to live a good life as part of thriving local communities.    

You can contribute by sharing relevant published or unpublished papers, reports, case studies and evaluations, and responding to a New Local online.     

Find out more

Who to speak to

Katie Miller, Research Lead

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