Supporting People Programme

Background to the Supporting People Programme

The Supporting People Programme was launched in 2003 and brought together housing-related funding streams from across central government. It provides housing-related support to help vulnerable people avoid homelessness and allows them to live as independently as possible. This could be in people’s own homes or in hostels, sheltered housing, or other specialist supported housing. The Programme has close policy links across the Welsh Government e.g. Social Services, Health, Probation and Community Safety, Tackling Poverty and Public Service Policy. Whilst the Supporting People Programme can help vulnerable people with housing related matters, Social Services Departments can help with personal care.

The Supporting People Programme Grant (SPPG) – Guidance (June 2013) states that Regional Collaborative Committees (RCCs) across Wales are to feed back to the Supporting People National Advisory Board (SPNAB) to advise the Minister on progress of each RCC. The RCC forms part of the overall governance structure for the SPPG and you can find details of the Western Bay RCC by following the link below.

There are 6 regions across Wales who each have an allocation of the SPPG. Each region is made up of the Local Authorities in the surrounding area who work together to make sure that vulnerable people, at risk of homelessness, live as independently as possible, by providing housing-related support services via many Providers across the region. Each Region has one Lead administrative Authority.

Western Bay region comprises Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend County Borough Councils with The City and County of Swansea as Lead administrative Authority.

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