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1680325

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Afghan refugees previously housed in interim hotel accommodation have been made homeless since leaving that accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	8452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>On the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office interim hotel accommodation who have since become homeless, please refer to our response from 20 December 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a>.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities does not collect data on the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office provided interim hotel accommodation who have slept rough since leaving that accommodation.</p><p>The Department does not regularly publish data on Afghan homelessness.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 8453 question first answered 17/01/2024 16:00:37 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1680326

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of Afghan refugees previously housed in interim hotel accommodation have spent one or more nights sleeping rough since leaving that accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	8453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>On the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office interim hotel accommodation who have since become homeless, please refer to our response from 20 December 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a>.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities does not collect data on the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office provided interim hotel accommodation who have slept rough since leaving that accommodation.</p><p>The Department does not regularly publish data on Afghan homelessness.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 8452 question first answered 17/01/2024 16:00:37 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1628574

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if their Department will publish an Ethnicity Pay Gap Report for financial year 2023-24 in line with the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance for employers published on 17 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	185680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is working with other government departments to consider the details of the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance published in April. More generally the Civil Service is undertaking extensive work both centrally and within departments to promote diversity across its workplaces, including ethnicity.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 26/05/2023 11:18:41 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1610151

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the maximum funding available under the Disabled Facilities Grant.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	180284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.</p><p>Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.</p><p>We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>****</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Year</p></td><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p></td><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£394m</p></td><td><p>£473m*</p></td><td><p>£523m**</p></td><td><p>£505m</p></td><td><p>£573m***</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£4.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of DFGs</p></td><td><p>45,383</p></td><td><p>43,986</p></td><td><p>36,874</p></td><td><p>42,586</p></td><td><p>40,645</p></td><td><p>40,800</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>47,850</p></td><td><p>53,500</p></td><td><p>58,181</p></td><td><p>38,566</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>494,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.</p><p>In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017</p><p>**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018</p><p>***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020</p><p>**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</p><p>Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 180285 180286 180287 180288 180289 180290 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:17:09 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1610152

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department next plans to review the level of the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	180285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.</p><p>Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.</p><p>We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>****</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Year</p></td><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p></td><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£394m</p></td><td><p>£473m*</p></td><td><p>£523m**</p></td><td><p>£505m</p></td><td><p>£573m***</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£4.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of DFGs</p></td><td><p>45,383</p></td><td><p>43,986</p></td><td><p>36,874</p></td><td><p>42,586</p></td><td><p>40,645</p></td><td><p>40,800</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>47,850</p></td><td><p>53,500</p></td><td><p>58,181</p></td><td><p>38,566</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>494,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.</p><p>In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017</p><p>**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018</p><p>***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020</p><p>**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</p><p>Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 180284 180286 180287 180288 180289 180290 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:17:09 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1610153

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with disability rights organisations on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	180286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.</p><p>Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.</p><p>We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>****</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Year</p></td><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p></td><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£394m</p></td><td><p>£473m*</p></td><td><p>£523m**</p></td><td><p>£505m</p></td><td><p>£573m***</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£4.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of DFGs</p></td><td><p>45,383</p></td><td><p>43,986</p></td><td><p>36,874</p></td><td><p>42,586</p></td><td><p>40,645</p></td><td><p>40,800</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>47,850</p></td><td><p>53,500</p></td><td><p>58,181</p></td><td><p>38,566</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>494,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.</p><p>In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017</p><p>**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018</p><p>***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020</p><p>**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</p><p>Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 180284 180285 180287 180288 180289 180290 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:17:10 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1610154

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications for the Disabled Facilities Grant were (a) submitted and (b) approved in each year from 2010 for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	180287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.</p><p>Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.</p><p>We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>****</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Year</p></td><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p></td><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£394m</p></td><td><p>£473m*</p></td><td><p>£523m**</p></td><td><p>£505m</p></td><td><p>£573m***</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£4.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of DFGs</p></td><td><p>45,383</p></td><td><p>43,986</p></td><td><p>36,874</p></td><td><p>42,586</p></td><td><p>40,645</p></td><td><p>40,800</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>47,850</p></td><td><p>53,500</p></td><td><p>58,181</p></td><td><p>38,566</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>494,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.</p><p>In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017</p><p>**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018</p><p>***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020</p><p>**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</p><p>Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 180284 180285 180286 180288 180289 180290 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:17:10 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1610155

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many approved applications in each year for the Disabled Facilities Grant were for (a) the maximum amount of £30,000 and (b) £25,000 to £29,999 in each year from 2010 for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	180288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.</p><p>Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.</p><p>We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>****</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Year</p></td><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p></td><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£394m</p></td><td><p>£473m*</p></td><td><p>£523m**</p></td><td><p>£505m</p></td><td><p>£573m***</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£4.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of DFGs</p></td><td><p>45,383</p></td><td><p>43,986</p></td><td><p>36,874</p></td><td><p>42,586</p></td><td><p>40,645</p></td><td><p>40,800</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>47,850</p></td><td><p>53,500</p></td><td><p>58,181</p></td><td><p>38,566</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>494,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.</p><p>In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017</p><p>**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018</p><p>***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020</p><p>**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</p><p>Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 180284 180285 180286 180287 180289 180290 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:17:10 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1610156

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what was the total expenditure of the Disabled Facilities Grant in each year since 2010 for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	180289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.</p><p>Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.</p><p>We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>****</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Year</p></td><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p></td><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£394m</p></td><td><p>£473m*</p></td><td><p>£523m**</p></td><td><p>£505m</p></td><td><p>£573m***</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£4.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of DFGs</p></td><td><p>45,383</p></td><td><p>43,986</p></td><td><p>36,874</p></td><td><p>42,586</p></td><td><p>40,645</p></td><td><p>40,800</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>47,850</p></td><td><p>53,500</p></td><td><p>58,181</p></td><td><p>38,566</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>494,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.</p><p>In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017</p><p>**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018</p><p>***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020</p><p>**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</p><p>Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 180284 180285 180286 180287 180288 180290 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:17:10 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1610157

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Building Alterations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department provides to disabled people who require adaption works to their homes costing more than the £30,000 cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	180290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Disabled Facilities Grant is a shared responsibility with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) given that funding for the grant is provided through the Better Care Fund. Officials from both departments meet regularly with a range of stakeholders interested in this policy.</p><p>Local areas already have discretion to increase the cap on the grant on a case-by-case basis in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. As with all aspects of the grant, government will keep the upper limit under review.</p><p>We do not hold official statistics regarding the number of applications for the DFG submitted and approved in each year from 2010, or the numbers of applications since 2010 that have been submitted for either the maximum amount of £30,000 or for amounts between £25,000-£29,999. However, my Department funds a National Body for Home Improvement Agencies, Foundations who publish an annual report which analyses unaudited, voluntary data from Local Authorities which you may find useful. These reports can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Since 2010 government has invested £4.8 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant (2010-11 to 2022-23), delivering an estimated 490,000 home adaptations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>****</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Year</p></td><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount</p></td><td><p>£169m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£200m</p></td><td><p>£185m</p></td><td><p>£220m</p></td><td><p>£394m</p></td><td><p>£473m*</p></td><td><p>£523m**</p></td><td><p>£505m</p></td><td><p>£573m***</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£573m</p></td><td><p>£4.8bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of DFGs</p></td><td><p>45,383</p></td><td><p>43,986</p></td><td><p>36,874</p></td><td><p>42,586</p></td><td><p>40,645</p></td><td><p>40,800</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>47,850</p></td><td><p>53,500</p></td><td><p>58,181</p></td><td><p>38,566</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td><td><p>494,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I recognise that for some home adaptations the cost of the works can be higher. Where this is the case, and where an authority has a locally published Housing Assistance Policy, authorities can take a local decision to provide grants above the existing £30,000 limit on a case-by-case basis. However, I must be clear that these discretionary grants are a local decision, and I am unable to intervene in individual cases.</p><p>In addition to providing expert support and advice to local authorities, Foundations also regularly provide information and advice to individual disabled people on applying for a DFG, including advice around other sources of financial support. More information can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundations.uk.com%2Flibrary%2Fdfg-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YgXQIQhuuYxZaTxBT%2FBAi4UoagRgloKp1IWuQV7KVvM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>* £431m annual grant plus an additional £42m announced in Autumn Budget 2017</p><p>**£468m annual grant plus an additional £55m announced in Budget 2018</p><p>***£505m annual grant plus an additional £68m paid to LAs in December 2020</p><p>**** Source: Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies</p><p>Footnote: Local authorities in England provide annual data on their DFG delivery, however the data is not audited, and local authorities provide this information on a voluntary basis. The headline totals above are based on estimates provided by Foundations which have been extrapolated from the available data.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 180284 180285 180286 180287 180288 180289 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:17:10 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
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