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<p>Through Building Regulations we set minimum standards of accessibility for all
new homes. The revised National Planning Policy Framework introduced an expectation
that local housing policies should make use of the Government’s optional technical
standards for accessible and adaptable housing which promotes going above the minimum
standards.</p><p>Through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), which helps towards
the cost of adapting a home to make it more accessible, the Government has invested
more than £2.2 billion, providing around 280,000 adaptations by the end of 2018-19.</p><p>
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