Supported Living
Tenancy-based support, day services, community-based provision. 65 UK councils have discussed supported living in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about supported living
Supported Living is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 125 meeting mentions spanning 65 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 48 mentions in the last three months, against 14 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. Supported Living sits within the broader adult social care category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly supported living mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in North West is the most active authority on supported living, with 7 mentions across 7 monitored meetings — around 6% of all supported living discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Outstanding Social Care” meeting on 27 Mar 2026.
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (5 mentions) and Dorset Council (5) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | North West | 7 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 |
| Dorset Council | South West | 5 |
| Devon County Council | South West | 4 |
| Shropshire Council | West Midlands | 4 |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | Wales | 4 |
| City of Wolverhampton Council | West Midlands | 3 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 |
| Derby City Council | East Midlands | 3 |
| Medway Council | South East | 3 |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | Wales | 3 |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | London | 3 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where supported living came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
East Sussex County Council · Police Funding & Knife Crime · 2 Jul 2026
“you take Obra home in order to commit crime”
West Northamptonshire Council · Heritage & Care Homes · 2 Jul 2026
““accommodate the proposed use without harm to your joining neighbor””
Swindon Borough Council · Local Plan and Housing Pressures · 1 Jul 2026
“providing vulnerable residents with help things like slips, trips, falls”
City of Wolverhampton Council · Adult Care Reform · 30 Jun 2026
““supported living””
Blaby District Council · Local Plan and Housing · 30 Jun 2026
““semi-independent accommodation and support””
Cambridgeshire County Council · Home Care & DOLS Spend · 30 Jun 2026
“integrated community equipment service is an all age service which manages the end-to-end process of provision of equipment across health and social care”
Related topics in adult social care
- Home Care · 124 councils
- Welfare Rights & Debt Advice · 135 councils
- Domestic Abuse Services · 136 councils
- Hospital Discharge & Reablement · 106 councils
- Adult Mental Health Commissioning · 109 councils
- Residential Care Placements · 92 councils
- Assistive Technology · 115 councils
- Advocacy Services · 99 councils
Track supported living across every council
Set an alert on supported living and get notified whenever a monitored council discusses it — with the meeting, the context and the quote.