FUNDING FOR SUPPORTING PEOPLE PROGRAMMES

That this House expresses concern at proposed cuts to Supporting People funding; recognises that two million vulnerable people in the UK rely upon varying levels of support, tailored to individual need; believes that the proposed funding cuts will translate to a decline in levels of service and may cause unnecessary suffering for vulnerable people; remembers the inefficient system of over 20 different mechanisms of housing support of the 1990s; and strongly urges the Government and local authorities to reconsider cuts to the funding.