https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/renting-home/london-accessible-housing-register<\/a>).
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The Government believes it is important that people who require accessible housing are given the right level of priority under a council\u2019s housing allocation scheme, and that councils and social landlords are able to make the best use of affordable housing in their area, including accommodation which is accessible or has been adapted. We have retained the statutory \u2018reasonable preference\u2019 requirements which ensure that priority for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical and welfare grounds (including grounds relating to a disability).<\/p>
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Around half of all disabled people are also older people, and the Department for Communities and Local Government supports FirstStop Advice, a national information and advice service that can help older people to locate more suitable properties to move to, or to access services to help them repair, adapt or improve their current homes to make them more suitable for older age.<\/p>
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The Government has no plans to provide training in this specific area. However, we understand the National Association of Estate Agents provides customer services training for those employed in this field including understanding the customer\u2019s needs. It is in the interests of Estate Agents to understand the needs of all their potential customers, including the disabled customers, so that they can compete effectively to win new business and grow. The Government sets the open, market framework in which companies can compete for business on fair terms.<\/p>
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The Government does however encourage companies to make their businesses more accessible to disabled people and embrace the positive business opportunities presented by disabled customers; guidance is available on the gov.uk website for both employees and employers. It covers what businesses must do to comply with the law, to ensure that everyone they employ or serve is treated equally and according to their needs.<\/p>
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The amount of Better Care Fund (BCF) money that each area will spend on housing and housing related services will be for local decision, reflecting local priorities as articulated in joint health and wellbeing strategies.<\/p>
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As announced by the Department of Health and the Department for Communities and Local Government on 5 July, local health and wellbeing boards will be submitting revised BCF plans later in the summer. The information requested is therefore not currently available. Furthermore, although the revised BCF plans will show which localities are including housing, it might not be possible to extract the systematic information on housing expenditure that is requested.<\/p>
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The Government is clear that integration is not restricted to the traditional health and care service \u2018silos\u2019 but is a much broader concept, one that includes housing, leisure and other services that improve health and wellbeing.<\/p>
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The Care Act will mean that, from April 2015, local authorities \u2013 including housing departments - must carry out their care and support responsibilities with the aim of promoting greater integration with the health service.<\/p>
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