Supporting People Scheme (Hansard, 25 February 2003)

§ Mr. McNulty

Supporting People will enable local authorities to provide user-centred, flexible services designed to meet local need. Local authorities are required to review all services (including those for older people) in their area between 2003 and 2006, to ensure that services meet the needs of users, are of high quality and are cost effective. It is the responsibility of each authority (and each service provider) to ensure that adequate staffing resources are in place to meet local need, and that the balance between the use of mobile and permanent staff is appropriate.

£ million
Programmes	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	Total
Housing Defects Grants	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.7
Disabled Facilities Grants	99.0	99.0	99.0	297.0
Safer Communities Supported Housing	39.0	10.0	10.0	59.0
Gypsy Sites	8.0	8.0	8.0	24.0
Estate Action	5.0	0.0	0.0	5.0
Housing Corporation (Other Programmes)	227.5	226.4	226.4	680.4
National Approved Letting Service	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Housing Action Trusts	71.8	43.8	17.8	133.4
Home Improvement Agencies	8.9	10.9	10.9	30.7
Rent Assessment Panels	10.2	10.2	10.2	30.7
Housing Mobility Grants	4.0	6.7	12.2	22.9
Best Value in Housing	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
Private Landlords in Low Demand Areas-Pilots	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
Tenant Participation	6.1	5.1	4.1	15.3
Housing Publicity and Publications	0.8	0.8	0.8	2.4
Leasehold Enfranchisement Advisory Service	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.7
Valuation Office Agency Right to Buy charges	1.8	1.8	1.8	5.4
Tenants Deposit Scheme	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Supporting People	61.5	63.5	48.5	173.5
Home Buying and Selling	1.5	1.5	1.5	4.5
Local Authority Funding of Pilot Lettings Systems	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
BME RSL transitional funding for rent reform	15.0	0.0	0.0	15.0
Total	564.4	491.7	455.0	1,511.0

The "Other Housing" line in the table on page 66 covers all of the tabled items except for disabled facilities grants, which are shown separately in that table.