London is failing some of its most vulnerable and socially excluded citizens, research just published warns.
 
New research reveals failure to provide supported homes for most vulnerable people in London 
 
 A joint report by the London Housing Federation, Mayor of London and the Housing Corporation reveals that London has a serious shortage of specialist supported housing. This shortage is most acute for certain socially-excluded groups of people. These include people fleeing domestic violence, homeless people, people with drug and alcohol addictions or mental illness and young people leaving care.

Building for all: Identifying the need for supported housing in London estimates that London needs 5,874 additional supported homes over the next 10 years. More than 70 per cent of these are for the groups defined as socially-excluded under the Supporting People programme, with the remainder split between people with disabilities or learning difficulties, and older people. East London has the greatest need for all kinds of supported housing, owing to higher levels of deprivation and a fast-growing population

For further information please see the full report and accompanying documents.