Toolkit: housing for autistic adults and adults with a learning disability- SCIE Skip to content Search our site Toolkit for place-based strategies for housing for autistic adults and adults with a learning disability Published: April 2025 – Updated: April 2026 Download full toolkit – PDF Tools to develop a housing strategy This toolkit supports the creation of a housing strategy. It is designed to be flexible around the needs, context and existing strategies, policies and structures within a local area. It can be taken as a whole or different steps can be used to guide individual activities. This toolkit is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, and is designed to support local areas, strategically and methodically, in thinking about and creating their strategies for housing for autistic adults and adults with a learning disability. Accompanying each step is an easy read resource to support co-production activities. On this page Introduction, vision and co-production Steps 1-10 Business case template – PDF download PDF versions You can download the entire toolkit as a PDF. There are also PDFs or for each individual step. Download links are provided on each page. Learning report (Published April 2026) Strengthening supported housing strategy development: learning from the Housing Toolkit Pilot View learning Introduction, vision and co-production Introduction Background and objectives Vision Partnerships and leadership Co-production 'I' and 'we' statements Steps one – ten Step one Understanding demand Step two Mapping provision Step three The local market Step four Identifying preferences Step five The commissioning landscape Step six Best practice Step seven Assess costs and benefits Step eight Reviewing with stakeholders Step nine Funding options Step ten Assess value of investment At the end of the ten steps, you can now create your strategy. Template for creating your strategy (PDF) Download strategy template – PDF Full toolkit – PDF download Toolkit for place-based housing for autistic adults, and adults with a learning disability. Download PDF