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Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

2nd Special Report - Disabled People in the Housing Sector: Government Response

Published 6 March 2025

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Disabled people in the housing sector Report on parliament.uk ↗

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The government's response

This document responds to Seventh Report - Disabled people in the housing sector.

This is the government's response, published 6 March 2025.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government "notes the conclusion" of the inquiry, says disabled people "should not face barriers" to suitable housing, and responds to the recommendations with some commitments, some declined actions and several matters left for later announcement.

  • On a mandatory M4(2) accessibility standard, the government "intends to set out its policies on the accessibility of new homes in the near future" and will give details of the necessary technical consultation then.
  • On registers of accessible housing, the government "does not believe that mandating accessible housing registers is an appropriate action", but will "explore if further guidance, or clarification of existing guidance, is needed".
  • On data on M4(2) and M4(3) homes, the government does not intend to require the new collection, saying it wants to reduce burdensome reporting requirements on local authorities.
  • On the Disabled Facilities Grant, it is reviewing the £30,000 upper limit, expects the review "to conclude later in 2025", and "proposes to consult on a new formula during 2025" for allocating funding.

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