Project Director: Professor Christina Beatty
Project Duration: 2026
The Greater London Authority commissioned this study from the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research to provide an up-to-date understanding of the size and composition of the supported housing sector in London, and to estimate future accommodation requirements to inform the London Plan. This study builds on methods previously developed by CRESR for the national Supported Housing Review 2023 for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The analysis gets beyond national data to generate regional, sub-regional and local authority level supported housing stock estimates. The research provides an overview of the scale and distribution of supported housing in London in 2025 and provides estimates of supported housing need up to 2035. This research will support London boroughs to meet new statutory duties which were introduced through the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. Local authorities will be required to undertake their own needs assessments and the data provided here can help to inform the process. Integration of locally held data and in-depth knowledge of the local supported housing landscape will help to refine the estimates further.
