Disabled people in the housing sector

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 24 Jul 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024 Parliament page
This inquiry will examine the role of Government, local councils and developers in ensuring the delivery of suitable housing for disabled people and what the Government can do to support disabled tenants in the private rented sector in England. The Committee will also be looking at the National Planning Policy … Read more
11 Recommendations
7 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
2 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
6 Mar
2025
Report published
24 May
2024
Report published
16 Apr
2024
Correspondence
18 Mar
2024
Oral evidence
18 Mar
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
5 Feb
2024
Oral evidence
5 Feb
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
8 Nov
2023
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
18 Mar 2024
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Oral Evidence
Felicity Buchan · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Philip White · Building Safety Regulator William Burgon · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
5 Feb 2024
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Oral Evidence
Adrian Dobson · Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Christina McGill · HoME coalition (Housing Made for Everyone) Mikey Erhardt · Disability Rights UK Mr Timothy Douglas · Propertymark Ms Jacquel Runnalls · Royal College of Occupational Therapist’s (RCOT) Specialist Section in Housing Sam Stafford · Home Builders Federation Victor Chamberlain · Local Government Association (LGA)
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Disabled people in the housing sector HC 63 24 May 2024 18 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
7 Recommendation Rejected
Seventh Report - Disabled people i…
Mandate local authorities through NPPF to assess and plan for M4(3) wheelchair user homes.
We support the Minister for Housing and Homelessness’s call for local authorities to assess their local need for M4(3) wheelchair user standard homes. However, we do not believe that the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) goes far enough to … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation to require local authorities to assess local need for M4(3) wheelchair user standard homes, stating it does not intend to require this new data collection due to a commitment to reduce burdensome reporting requirements.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 11 classified
Accepted 4
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 9
Rejected 1
Total 11 recs + 7 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
16 Apr 2024 To committee Letter from the Minister for Housing and Homelessness dated 4 April 2024 following up evidence given before the Committee on 18 March
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8 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning concerning disabled people in the housing sector, dated 28 September 2023
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