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Housing choices discussion paper 3: characteristics of housing and support options: inclusion, rights, choice and control
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This paper sets out the different characteristics of housing and support options in terms of the level of choice, control, rights and inclusion they offer to people with care or support needs. Using the housing and support categories identified in the typology in briefing paper 2, the paper uses a table to show what each of the options offer. Characteristics cover: choice over who to live with, choice in relation to nature and level of support, choice over who supports, control over what happens in the home, own front door, security of tenure, rights to full welfare benefits, CQC regulated, community location, sole or shared ownership, and which client groups the housing caters for. The discussion paper aims to stimulate feedback and comments which will be used to inform a final position paper. It focuses specifically on housing and support available for older people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing choices discussion paper 1: what is the evidence for the cost or cost-effectiveness of housing and support options for people with care or support needs?
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Bath
A brief summary of evidence on the costs and cost-effectiveness of residential care and other housing and support options for older people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems. It draws on a review of peer reviewed and grey literature in the UK and Ireland from 2000 onwards. The paper highlights limitations in the available evidence, which include limitations in terms of quantity; quality; lack of reliability of unit costs used in the research, and difficulties of making comparisons across studies. It then provides a broad summary of the evidence that is available. The paper finds that limitations in quality and quantity mean that there is not sufficient, reliable evidence in which to inform housing and support decisions on the basis of cost. It concludes that there is therefore a strong argument that decisions about an individual’s housing and support should be based on other factors supported in current health and social care policy such as rights, inclusion, choice and control. (Edited publisher abstract)