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<p>Our reforms on housing for older and disabled people progress despite the Covid-19
pandemic. The Government has consulted on options to raise accessible housing standards,
including options to review and potentially tighten the regulatory framework to deliver
accessible new homes. <br> <br> Since 2010 the Government has invested over £4 billion
into the Disabled Facilities Grant, including £573 million paid to local authorities
in May for 2021-22, funding adaptations to almost 450,000 homes. In our Social Housing
White Paper we said that we will look at how we can improve access to suitable homes
for disabled people. <br> <br> Our planning rules already mean councils must consider
the needs of older and disabled people when planning new homes, and we are significantly
reforming the planning system to put a much greater emphasis on design and quality,
creating a system which gives local people more of a voice to make clear what new
development their areas need and where.</p>
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