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<p>The Government recognises the importance of local funding for support services
for vulnerable people including those over 55.</p><p>The funding for housing related
support services is subsumed within the local government finance settlement. This
funding was ring-fenced until 2009, when the ring-fence was removed thus allowing
all local authorities to manage funding according to local priorities. It is up to
local authorities to decide which services they wish to fund.</p><p>We are currently
undertaking a review of housing related-support, to help us better understand how
housing and support fit together. The review will give us a fuller picture into how
housing-related support is provided for supported housing across England.</p><p>The
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) can also support all eligible, including older, people
to adapt their homes, to make them safe and suitable for their needs. Since 2012-13,
the Government has invested more than £2.2 billion into the Grant, providing around
280,000 adaptations by the end of 2018-19. The grant has more than doubled from £220
million in 2015-16 to £505 million in 2019-20. The DFG is ring-fenced ensuring local
authorities are providing necessary adaptations and not re-purposing it elsewhere.</p>
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