2026/1923

Please provide the information below in relation to adult supported living placements only, that were commissioned, funded, arranged or brokered by your organisation throughout the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. For this request, “supported living” means accommodation-based support where the person’s housing and care or support arrangements are legally separate. It excludes registered residential and nursing care homes. Where information is not held, please state “not held”. Where figures are requested, please provide information already held in a reportable form; no new analysis or calculation is required.

Q1) Does your organisation commission, fund, arrange or broker adult supported living placements? If yes, please identify the team or department responsible and briefly describe how referrals are circulated to providers, including how out-of-area searches are undertaken.no

Q2) Do you use a Dynamic Purchasing System, framework, e-brokerage portal, care marketplace or other digital system to source or match supported living placements? If yes, for each system please provide: (a) its name; and (b) the number or proportion of supported living placements for which it is used, where recorded.

Q3) Do you maintain a list or database of: (a) supported living providers; and (b) individual supported living schemes or properties? If yes, please provide: (i) the number of providers and schemes or properties recorded; and (ii) the information fields held for each scheme or property, including whether capacity, location and provider details are recorded. Individual addresses are not requested.

Q4) Do you hold current or live information on vacancies or available capacity in supported living services? If yes, please explain: (a) how providers submit or update the information; (b) how frequently it is expected to be updated; and (c) who can access it. If no live information is held, please briefly describe how vacancies are identified.

Q5) For the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, please provide the following where recorded: (a) the number of supported living placement searches or referrals undertaken; (b) the number or proportion resulting in an out-of-area placement; (c) the average or median time from the start of a search to suitable provider options being identified; and (d) the average or median time from the start of a search to the person moving into the service.

Q6) Please provide copies of the following current documents, with all personal information removed: (a) any standard supported living referral form, assessment summary or referral passport; and (b) any written policy, guidance or process document covering supported living brokerage, matching, provider engagement or out-of-area placements.

Bolton

1. The Funded Care Team in Bolton are responsible for commissioning, funding and arranging adult supported living placements for individuals eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. For individuals eligible for a jointly funded package between the ICB and the Local Authority it would depend on which organisation is the lead commissioner to source, commission and arrange the placement. Referrals are circulated to providers electronically, including out-of-area searches.  Local knowledge supports identifying suitable placements in conjunction with Local Authority colleagues.
2. We do not use a Dynamic Purchasing System, e-brokerage portal, care marketplace or other digital system to source or match supported living placements. GM ICB hold a provider framework.
3. We do not maintain a list or database of: (a) supported living providers; and (b) individual supported living schemes or properties.
4. We do not hold current or live information on vacancies or available capacity in supported living services.
5. For the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, 0 supported living placement searches or referrals were undertaken for individuals eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. Placement searches or referrals for individuals eligible for a jointly funded package between the ICB and the Local Authority are undertaken by Community Services and presented to the ICB to consider/agree funding. Information is not held with regards to the number or proportion resulting in an out-of-area placement, the average or median time from the start of a search to suitable provider options being identified and the average or median time from the start of a search to the person moving into the service.

Bury

1. The Continuing Healthcare & Individualised Care Team are responsible for commissioning, funding and arranging adult supported living placements for individuals eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (care element only). For individuals eligible for a jointly funded package between the ICB and the Local Authority it would depend on which organisation is the lead commissioner to source, commission and arrange the placement. Referrals are circulated to providers electronically, including out-of-area searches. Local knowledge supports identifying suitable placements in conjunction with Local Authority colleagues.
2. No DPS in place, this is commissioned by the case managers based on individual needs of the patient.
3. As above
5. Information not held.
6. We do not have standard referral forms or referral passports, a copy of the health and nursing needs assessment would be shared with the provider as required. We do not have a written policy, guidance or process document covering supported living brokerage, matching, provider engagement or out-of-area placements.

HMR

1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. This information is not held.
6. This information is not held.

Manchester

1. All Aged Continuing Care (AACC), Manchester Locality, Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (GM ICB), gmicb-mh.chc@nhs.net

Manchester Locality accesses brokerage support through Manchester Local Care Organisation to assist with the sourcing of placements. Where required, referrals are circulated via the brokerage function to identify suitable provider options, including consideration of out-of-area placements.

2. No
3. No
4. No
5. The information requested is not held in a format that enables NHS Greater Manchester to identify, extract, or report this data without undertaking the creation of new information. The organisation does not routinely record the information in the way requested and therefore is unable to provide a response to this question.
6. a) Manchester Locality does not hold or use a standard supported living referral form, assessment summary or referral passport for this purpose.
7. b) Manchester Locality does not hold a written policy, guidance or process document specifically covering supported living brokerage, matching, provider engagement or out-of-area placements.

Oldham

1. Yes, Continuing Healthcare team and Joint Funded through Local Authority. Referrals are circulated to providers following the providers framework guidelines. The most suitable placement is identified based on the individual’s assessed needs. Out of Area placements are commissioned if no suitable placement in locality is available and due diligence completed with quality check with the local ICB and CQC registration
2. a) Providers Framework
3. b) (1/07/2025 – 30/6/2026) – 27 using Local Authority provider framework
4. a) Yes, however the Local Authority commissioned the Joint Funded packages and cross charge the ICB the shared contribution.
5. b) This information is not held.
6. No
7. a) 27
8. b) 0
9. c) This information is not held
10. This information is not held.

Salford

1. Yes for CHC funded clients. Generally the person is already in the setting when a referral is made and we are therefore funding to maintain the person in “their own home”
2. No – as above the person is generally residing in the setting. If a placement is required, it is based on availability in the locality and patient choice where possible
3. We would work with the local authority when required to identify an appropriate placement under their framework agreement.
4. No, this would be informed via the Capacity Tracker or local authority data
5. This information is not held.
6. This information is not held.

Stockport

This information is not held.

Tameside

1. The ICB commissions adult supported living placements on an ad hoc basis. The Individualised Commissioning Team approach providers on a needs basis. Out of area checks are done via contact with the host authority.
2. N/A
3. No
4. No
5. a) Referrals – 35
6. b) Out of Area – 0 (1 – outside of Tameside but inside GM)
7. c) N/A
8. d) N/A
9. None available as this format is not used

Trafford

1. Yes we commission supported living placements. The Case Manager manages the process on individual care needs
2. No, this is commissioned by the case managers based on individual needs of the client
3. No, this is commissioned by the case managers on individual needs of the client
4. No, we receive emails from supported living placements on their vacancies, which is emailed out to the team.
5. a) 11
6. b) 1
7. c) This information is not held.
8. All referrals irrelevant of whether client requires supported living goes through the CHC process and a checklist & consent is completed by referrer. Brokers are only used for clients who has a PHB, supported living clients do not have PHBs.

Wigan

1. NHS Greater Manchester (Wigan) commissions adult supported accommodation placements utilising Wigan Council’s Ethical Framework for Supported Accommodation. Placement decisions are made following an assessment of the individual’s assessed care and support needs.
2. NHS Greater Manchester (Wigan) utilises Wigan Council’s Ethical Framework for Supported Accommodation when commissioning adult supported accommodation placements.

For further information regarding the Ethical Framework, please contact Wigan Council directly, as they have recently re-procured the ethical framework and are responsible for the procurement management.

3. This information is not held.
4. This information is not held.
5. a) 13
6. b) All placements are in area
7. c) This information is not held
8. d) This information is not held
9. a)
10. b) The referral is completed and sent to the Supported Living Customer and Family Liaison Officer in Wigan Local Authority. They co-ordinate the referrals and have oversight of the current voids as the supported living framework is procured by the local authority. The local authority has a void and nomination agreement with the supported living providers on their framework and they make the decision about which referral is considered by each provider.

Where information is not held, or Local Authorities are referred to, you may wish to contact the Local Authorities directly.

Bolton Council Freedom of Information – Bolton Council

Bury Council Freedom of Information request – Bury Council

Rochdale Borough Council About Freedom of Information requests | Freedom of Information request | Rochdale Borough Council

Manchester Council Freedom of Information | Freedom of Information | Manchester City Council

Oldham Council Freedom of information | Freedom of information | Oldham Council

Salford Council Freedom of Information Act•Salford City Council

Stockport Council Freedom of information – Stockport Council

Tameside Council Freedom of information requests (FOI) | Trafford Council

Trafford Council Freedom of Information (trafford.gov.uk)

Wigan Council Freedom of Information (wigan.gov.uk)