What is Supported Housing?
Supported Housing is accommodation for people with eligible adult social care needs. Each property has a landlord who is responsible for the building and tenancy agreement. The landlord works in partnership with a care provider who supports tenants with additional needs. This is to help with daily activities while enabling as much independence as possible. These providers can be either Care Quality Commission (CQC) or non-CQC regulated. It depends on the type of care and support they deliver.
Supported housing helps people live as independently as possible in their community. It provides different levels of support, supervision, or care. Each individual will have a tenancy in their own home, a flat or a house. They may live alone or share with others with similar support needs. Cornwall Council is working with housing providers to develop a range of quality housing to meet different needs of Cornish residents. This is in line with our supported housing strategy and our market position statement.
View our Supported and Specialist Housing StrategyView our Market Position Statements
Housing and Support Solutions
The Housing and Support Solutions contract covers services for working-age adults (16-64). It provides care and support to help them maintain independence. This is in a Supported Housing setting or through community support. The latter delivers care in their own homes or helps them join community activities. These Services will meet adult social care and support needs. They will also deliver the identified outcomes for individuals. The types of eligible needs people may have:
- Autism
- Mental Health
- Learning Disabilities
- Physical Disabilities
- Sensory Needs
- Acquired Brain Injury and / or memory or cognitive issues
- Drugs and alcohol
- Self-Neglect
- Trauma
- Other eligible health and / or social care needs
Lot 1 - Supported Housing is accommodation that includes care and support. It helps people live as independently as possible in their own homes in the community.
Lot 2 - Support Solutions is defined as community care and support. It helps people to live independently in their own homes and to achieve set goals.
How these services are paid for
Adult Social care contracts the care providers under the housing support solutions contract. This is the price that the council pays for these services.
| Housing and support Solutions Rate | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Staffing Hourly Rate | £23.40 | £24.42 |
| Complex/Senior Staffing Hourly Rate | £25.00 | £26.09 |
| Nursing Staffing Hourly Rate (ICB) | £37.44 | £39.06 |
| Waking Night Support Hourly Rate | £23.40 | £24.42 |
| Sleep-in Night Support Shift Set Rate | £117.19 | £122.28 |
Provider Portal
Cornwall Council's Provider Platform is an online space. This platform is a communication portal that supports Integrated People Commissioning teams. It aims to improve sharing information, advice and guidance across all providers for children and adults in Cornwall.
The Provider Platform supports timely communication and information sharing with providers. It enables providers to access resources such as training and support tools. This platform also ensures providers can:
- access market opportunities/developments
- be updated on the Cornwall Council strategic approach in relation to the Integrated People Commissioning
The platform aims to improve the work between the council and Care providers. This is by ensuring that services are effective, efficient, and meet the community's needs.
Paying for Care
Adults Social Care is chargeable. Please see paying for adult social care for details of:
- our financial assessment
- our charging policy
- further information