The Supporting People programme is administered at the local level by the relevant administering authority. It is for each authority to decide which services to fund; this is informed by locally identified needs and agreed priorities within their Supporting People strategies. People who are eligible for Supporting People funding tend to use a service, rather than receive a cashable grant.
Data are collected on the amount of housing related support services available to different client groups (measured in household units). The following tables provide a snapshot of the services available at a particular point in time during each of the last three years, but does not reflect the total number of households who have accessed services during each year. Household unit information is reported to the Department on a quarterly basis, by administering authorities.
Frail elderly Generic Homeless families with support needs Mentally disordered offenders Offenders or people at risk of offending Older people with mental health problems/dementia 2006-07 Q4 32,983 32,435 12,651 277 6,852 998 2007-08 Q4 33,092 36,582 13,101 236 7,747 1,272 2008-09 Q3 35,834 38,263 14,270 236 8,326 1,227
Older people with support needs People with a physical or sensory disability People with alcohol problems People with drug problems People with HIV aids People with learning disabilities 2006-07 Q4 808,966 12,880 3,068 4,589 654 33,100 2007-08 Q4 808,487 11,876 3,486 4,895 731 31,238 2008-09 Q3 792,168 12,098 3,233 5,435 870 30,910
People with mental health problems Refugees Rough sleeper Single homeless with support needs Teenage parents Traveller 2006-07 Q4 36,396 3,113 2,339 40,989 3,687 1,040 2007-08 Q4 37,280 2,621 2,289 39,038 3,825 1,184 2008-09 Q31 36,495 2,754 2,693 39,952 3,851 1,362
Women at risk of domestic violence Young people at risk Young people leaving care Total 2006-07 Q4 8,660 16,596 1,905 1,064,178 2007-08 Q4 9,520 18,610 1,884 1,068,994 2008-09 Q31 10,120 20,454 1,855 1,058,335 1 Data for Q4 of 2008/09, although collected, are not yet available. The Q3 2008/09 total includes an adjustment of 4,071 relating to some minor reporting inaccuracies from a small number of authorities. Note: The information in the tables shows the snapshot of household units available at the end of each of the last three years, where available. Data are collected on a quarterly basis and figures can be subject to fluctuations during the year.
The Supporting People programme is administered at the local level by the relevant administering authority. It is for each authority to decide which services to fund; this is informed by locally identified need and agreed priorities within their Supporting People Strategies. The following tables set out the amount spent on Supporting People services in England, by primary client group. Retrospective spend information is reported to the Department annually by administering authorities, and is provided for the last three years where complete data are available.
Frail Elderly Generic Homeless Families with Support Needs Mentally Disordered Offenders Offenders or People at risk of Offending Older people with mental health problems/dementia Older people with support needs 2007-08 27,884,711 80,801,718 46,939,918 2,425,022 49,523,89 4,608,510 275,236,136 Percentage 1.71 4.96 2.88 0.15 3.04 0.28 16.91 2006-07 31,363,644 67,279,119 48,722,386 3,416,097 47,987,270 4,716,665 278,678,273 Percentage 1.91 4.09 2.97 0.21 2.92 0.29 16.96 2005-06 25,708,122 70,073,703 49,472,818 3,438,407 45,795,151 5,308,883 284,148,844 Percentage 1.53 4.17 2.94 0.20 2.72 0.32 16.90
People with a Physical or Sensory Disability People with Alcohol Problems People with Drug Problems People with HIV/AIDS People with Learning Disabilities People with Mental Health Problems Refugees 2007-08 26,656,768 19,436,407 28,287,662 2,288,749 346,626,291 238,698,079 11,105,864 Percentage 1.64 1.19 1.74 0.14 21.30 14.67 0.68 2006-07 29,226,608 18,462,181 24,043,845 2,419,625 367,435,288 239,560,853 14,190,401 Percentage 1.78 1.12 1.46 0.15 22.36 14.58 0.86 2005-06 30,888,012 19,747,486 23,842,280 2,742,667 388,760,777 246,074,554 16,032,747 Percentage 1.84 1.17 1.42 0.16 23.12 14.63 0.95
Rough Sleeper Single Homeless with Support Needs Teenage Parents Traveller Women at Risk of Domestic Violence Young People at Risk Young People Leaving Care Total 2007-08 18,776,088 222,162,774 23,403,241 1,606,075 64,523,484 124,728,170 11,853,858 1,627,573,423 Percentage 1.15 13.65 1.44 0.10 3.96 7.66 0.73 — 2006-07 17,485,753 233,623,677 22,990,005 1,411,993 61,645,319 115,955,181 12,317,463 1,642,961,644 Percentage 1.06 14.22 1.40 0.09 3.75 7.06 0.75 — 2005-06 16,259,386 251,770,808 21,522,476 1,402,909 59,333,258 104,778,449 14,505,536 1,681,607,275 Percentage 0.97 14.97 1.28 0.08 3.53 6.23 0.86 —
2008-09 spend data, although collected, are not yet available.