Vulnerable people with care needs are living in “beyond disgraceful” homes because the government has so far failed to enforce a new law, MPs and charities claim. The Supported Housing Act was passed in June last year to create standards in the sector, after a select committee found the lack of regulation meant some landlords were “profiting” from “unacceptably poor housing”.
But there has still been no consultation on how it should work and an advisory panel on the sector has not yet been set up. The government blamed the delay on the election said it was committed to the consultation and the panel.
Rhys Matthews, 26, told the BBC supported housing was “the worst place I’ve ever lived”.
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