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Seventh Report - Disabled people in the housing sector
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 63
Published 24 May 2024
Recommendations
7
Rejected
Para 33
Mandate local authorities through NPPF to assess and plan for M4(3) wheelchair user homes.
Recommendation
We support the Minister for Housing and Homelessness’s call for local authorities to assess their local need for M4(3) wheelchair user standard homes. However, we do not believe that the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) goes far enough to …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to require local authorities to assess local need for M4(3) wheelchair user standard homes, stating it does not intend to require this new data collection due to a commitment to reduce burdensome reporting requirements.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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