Vulnerable people in supported housing ‘victims of terrible crimes’, says report

Loopholes in legislation turning sector into a licence to print money' for unscrupulous providers in England

England's supported housing sector is a complete mess" that is failing communities at the expense of the taxpayer and making residents victims of terrible crimes at the hands of staff", according to a scathing select committee report.

The report found loopholes had turned the sector into a licence to print money" for unscrupulous providers and that there has been a complete breakdown of the system, which calls for immediate action from government".