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Supported Housing Task and Finish Group Summary Report
This sub-group of the Homelessness Prevention and Strategy Group was set up to consider the future role of supported housing for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This is a summary of the main report.
8. How much is needed?
8.1 Around 50% of people who are assessed as homeless each year do not have support needs beyond their need for housing. Of those that do need support, most can be met in mainstream housing with general housing support, while a smaller 10-15% would benefit from further support enabled by the Housing First approach.
8.2 Approximately 2-5% might be considered best fit for supported housing, which is between 796 and 1,964 people each year, based on the most recent homelessness data published by the Scottish Government.