Robin has a long background in supported housing, from service management to commissioning services.
He currently works part-time for a small specialist housing association, managing a portfolio of supported housing properties, as well as undertaking some consultancy work in the field.
Prior to this he was the Commissioner responsible for Housing Related Support (formerly Supporting People) services for an NW local authority. During this time, he worked closely with the people who used the services, landlords, and providers to review, remodel and re-tender the services across the authority to ensure that they were meeting local needs, available wherever they should be, and were high quality. He also worked hard to reduce the providersā administrative workloads.