What does Lease-based provider mean?

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Lease-based provider

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A registered provider that leases most of its supported housing from investors, often on long, inflation-linked leases.

The Regulator of Social Housing warned in 2019 about the risks of this model, including concentration of risk and thin margins, and several lease-based providers have been found non-compliant with governance and viability standards.

Registered provider of social housingA landlord registered with the Regulator of Social Housing, such as a housing association or council.Supported livingLong-term housing where an adult holds their own tenancy and receives care from a separate, CQC-registered provider.

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Supported living explainedSupported living is long-term housing for adults, often with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs, where the person holds their own tenancy and gets care from a separate provider. The Care Quality Commission regulates the personal care, not the home. The arrangement only works legally if housing and care are genuinely separate, so the person could change care provider without losing their home.

Lease-based provider

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