Adults Supported Housing Market Position Statement August 2024

This statement sets out Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's (SBC) view on the current market in relation to supporting adults with a long-term need for supported housing up to 2032. It also explains Stockton's approach to ensuring that there is sufficient, safe, and good quality appropriate accommodation with support for adults in the Borough. This position statement relates to accommodation for adult customers only, as children's services will be engaging with the housing market at a later date. 

 This statement is designed to: 

• provide clarity to potential partners and investors to who the Council consider to be our priority needs groups based upon an assessment of our local, supported housing needs requirements
• provide a summary of current provision, capacity and identify unmet needs
• outline the Council's preferred method of engagement and the required due diligence for new services to be commissioned

We are committed to ensuring that the provision of supported housing across the Borough is of a good quality, supports vulnerable people to maintain independence, is aligned to our local housing needs assessment and provides value for money.