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627279

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to consider the housing needs of older people as part of the forthcoming housing white paper.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	51697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Government believes that building more affordable homes for people, whatever their age, will lead to a housing market that meets everyone's needs. That’s why we have doubled the housing budget. We now have the largest affordable housing programme for 40 years, with £8 billion set aside to help build 400,000 affordable homes over the next five years. The forthcoming White Paper will look at ways we can go further.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local authorities must plan for everyone in their community. This is because local authorities are best placed to consider what services, including retirement services, meet local needs. Local Plans should address the needs of older people as well as the needs of families and other households. In recognition of the challenges and opportunities presented by our ageing society, we recommend that Local Plans be drawn up over an appropriate time scale, preferably a 15-year time horizon, to take account of longer-term requirements.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 51698 question first answered 07/11/2016 16:49:00 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

627280

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the housing needs of older people and the demand for retirement housing.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	51698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Government believes that building more affordable homes for people, whatever their age, will lead to a housing market that meets everyone's needs. That’s why we have doubled the housing budget. We now have the largest affordable housing programme for 40 years, with £8 billion set aside to help build 400,000 affordable homes over the next five years. The forthcoming White Paper will look at ways we can go further.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local authorities must plan for everyone in their community. This is because local authorities are best placed to consider what services, including retirement services, meet local needs. Local Plans should address the needs of older people as well as the needs of families and other households. In recognition of the challenges and opportunities presented by our ageing society, we recommend that Local Plans be drawn up over an appropriate time scale, preferably a 15-year time horizon, to take account of longer-term requirements.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 51697 question first answered 07/11/2016 16:49:01 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake