Risk or opportunity? Risk management in supported housing Available to Purchase

THERE ARE PLENTY OF risks in the supported housing sector. Some are ever‐present while others are peculiar to our times ‐ like the interdepartmental review of Housing Benefit and the competitive climate that demands ‘more for less’. The Housing Corporation has developed guidance for registered social landlords and the National Housing Federation is now publishing additional material for supported housing. The guidance provides a framework for managing risks, which is abridged below, and this article summarises some of the key points.