FUNDING FOR SUPPORTING PEOPLE PROGRAMMES

Early day motion 1282, tabled 17 January 2011 by Lord Mann (Labour). Signed by 20 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, DUP 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Liberal Democrat 1.