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<p>Everyone deserves a decent and safe place to live, and Government is committed
to helping older and disabled people to live independently and safely. Over 516,000
local authority homes have been brought up to the Decent Homes Standard since 2010.
The Social Housing Green Paper asked whether there are any changes to what constitutes
a Decent Home and we are currently considering responses to the consultation. In the
National Planning Policy Framework, we have strengthened the policy approach to accessible
housing by setting out an expectation that planning policies for housing should make
use of the Government’s optional technical standards for accessible and adaptable
housing. Additionally, on 25 June the Prime Minister announced that Government will
consult on mandating higher accessibility standards for new housing. Through the Disabled
Facilities Grant Government also funds the provision of home adaptations to help enable
eligible people of all ages to live independently and safely at home. Government has
invested more than £2.7 billion into the grant (2012-13 to 2019-20), providing around
280,000 adaptations by the end of 2018-19.</p>
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