Sheltered Accommodation And Housing Benefit

EDM number 441 in 1998-99, proposed by Andrew Love on 17/03/1999.

That this House welcomes the Supporting People consultation document which sets out proposals for a new system for funding supported housing; congratulates the Government on its commitment to providing a more coherent structure for funding supported housing; and joins with Abbeyfields, Age Concern, Anchor and the National Housing Federation in asking the Government to consider the case for services provided in traditional sheltered accommodation to remain eligible for housing benefit.

This motion has been signed by a total of 73 MPs.