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<p>At present, the Government does not collect this data. A recent report by Habinteg
suggests that less than a third of all English local plans currently set specific
requirements for a percentage of new homes to be built to accessible or adaptable
standards.</p><p>We have strengthened policy in the revised National Planning Policy
Framework, published in July 2018, so that local planning authorities are expected
to put in place specific policies to address the housing needs of older and disabled
people. We have also strengthened the policy approach to accessible housing by setting
out an expectation that planning policies for housing should make use of Government
standards for accessible and adaptable housing.</p>
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