The Welsh Government’s Supporting People Programme
The
Auditor General for Wales published a report on The
Welsh Government's Supporting People Programme (PDF 1MB) in August 2017.
The
Welsh Government invested £124.5 million in its Supporting People Programme
(the Programme) in 2016-17, to support vulnerable people in a wide variety of
circumstances to live as independently as possible. The Programme provides
grant funding to local authorities to deliver directly, or through third-party
providers, housing-related support services to a range of people; from those
with learning or physical disabilities and development disorders to victims of
domestic abuse, people with chronic illnesses, mental health or substance
misuse issues, criminal offending histories and people with refugee status.
According
to the Auditor General for Wales’ report, despite some improvements, action
taken to address longstanding concerns with its design and delivery has not
always been effective, progress has been slow in key areas and there are
inconsistencies in the Programme’s management at a local and regional level.
However,
the report found that current objectives do not recognise explicitly the
Programme’s role in preventing homelessness and tackling poverty. The report
also reflects concerns about the way the Welsh Government has communicated the
implications of changing policy on the Programme, including legislation on social
services, future generations and housing, and UK Government policy on welfare
reform. The Welsh Government has consulted recently on revised objectives as
part of wider changes to Programme guidance, but developing these new
arrangements has taken longer than expected due in part to resourcing
constraints.
The
Public
Accounts Committee considered the Report and undertook an inquiry in the
autumn 2017 / spring 2018. Following
publication of its Report in May 2018, the Committee monitored the
implementation of the report recommendations by the Welsh Government.
Evidence Session |
Date, Agenda and Minutes |
Transcript |
Video |
1. Stuart Ropke –Community Housing Cymru Enid Roberts - Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd Katie Dalton –Cymorth Cymru Rhian Stone –POBL Group & Cymorth Cymru Chair
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2. Naomi Alleyne - Welsh Local Government
Association Elke Winton - Torfaen County Borough Council Nigel Stannard - Newport City Council |
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3. Sam Lewis –Gwent Regional Collaborative Committee Angela Lee –Gwent Regional Collaborative
Committee Information Network) |
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4. Councillor Mark Child – Western Bay Regional
Collaborative Committee Rachel Evans –City and County of Swansea
Co-ordinating Authority |
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5. Welsh Government Tracey Burke Jo-Anne Daniels John Howells Emma Williams |
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6.
Welsh
Government Tracey Burke Jo-Anne Daniels John Howells |
Business type: Committee Inquiry
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 13/09/2017
Documents
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 15 January 2019
PDF 773 KB
- Letter from the temporary Committee Chair to the Welsh Government - 13 December 2018
PDF 158 KB
- Correspondence from Katie Dalton, Director, Cymorth Cymru - 21 November 2018
PDF 508 KB
- Correspondence from Stuart Ropke, Chief Executive, Community Housing Cymru - 21 November 2018
PDF 245 KB
- Letter from the Welsh Government - 24 August 2018
PDF 273 KB
- Letter from the Committee Chair - 30 July 2018
PDF 171 KB
- Welsh Government Response - 3 July 2018
PDF 172 KB View as HTML (7) 37 KB
- Committee Report - The Welsh Government's Supporting People Programme (May 2018)
PDF 582 KB
- Statement from the Committee Chair - 18 May 2018
PDF 201 KB View as HTML (9) 10 KB
- Correspondence from the Welsh Government - 8 February 2018
PDF 347 KB
- Letter from the Committee Chair to the Minister for Housing and Regeneration - 24 November 2017
PDF 147 KB
- Statement from the Committee Chair - 15 November 2017
PDF 76 KB
- Welsh Government response to the Auditor General for Wales’ Report
PDF 725 KB
- Auditor General for Wales Report - August 2017
PDF 1 MB
- Statement from the Committee Chair - August 2017
PDF 76 KB View as HTML (15) 16 KB
Consultations