Programme delivery partners

If an organisation wants to receive Supporting People funding for the first time, it must go through an accreditation process.

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Accreditation (how organisations get approved)

If there is need for a new Supporting People service, we will invite eligible providers to apply.
 
The selection process is competitive, meaning not every provider will be successful.

We work with organisations that receive Supporting People funding to help them provide great services for people in need.

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Payments are based on funding agreements. We pay providers every four weeks.

Payments are sent after the provider has delivered the service(s) (or "in arrears").

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Providers must send us certain reports to meet funding rules.

These include:

• annual financial returns (money reports)
• accreditation returns (approval updates)
• performance returns (service quality updates)
• outcome measurement returns (results tracking)

A Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) makes key decisions about Supporting People services.
 
Four Regional Thematic Groups (RTGs) give advice on services for:

• homeless people
• older people
• young people
• people with disabilities

You can read meeting summaries here:

There is a guide that explains the process for reviewing, and potentially ending, funding.

Download the guide:

Framework for termination of grant funding (pdf 558kB)

If a client's Universal Credit (Housing Costs element) changes, providers should use this template:

Universal Credit template - Supporting People

A review was conducted on housing projects for young people.

You can read the full report here: