Over recent years, sheltered housing projects have been provided, for the most part, by Approved Housing Bodies and funded under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). Work is currently underway on preparing the Social Housing Investment Programme for 2012, including projects funded under the CAS. Information submitted by local authorities for the 2012 programme is still being collated and examined. I will, in the context of an examination of existing programme commitments under CAS, give consideration to the financial scope for new CAS projects during 2012. I envisage making announcements in relation to budgets or allocations for the various housing supply programmes in early March.