A Bill to require developers to disclose for planning purposes an intention to use a building for supported housing or other accommodation that is specified for the purposes of Universal Credit and Housing Benefit; to establish a suitability test for accommodation proposed for such use; to make provision about the fitness of persons to be landlords or managers of supported or other specified accommodation; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
5 May 2021
The Supported Accommodation Bill would require developers to tell planning authorities if a building is intended for supported housing or similar accommodation that is specified for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit. It would create a suitability test for this kind of accommodation and introduce rules about the fitness of people who would be landlords or managers of such housing.
The bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons, where MPs debate the general principles before moving on to committee stages if it progresses.
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