Levelling-Up Committee questions Minister for inquiry on disabled people in the housing sector

• Publication of the findings
• Terms of reference
• Disabled Facilities Grant
• Inquiry: Disabled people in the housing sector
• Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

The cross-party group of MPs are likely to ask Felicity Buchan MP, DLUHC’s Ministerial Disability Champion, questions on a range of topics relating to disabled people’s experiences of finding suitable housing; the provision of support for disabled people to adapt their homes, including the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), and to what extent planning policy supports the delivery of accessible housing.

The inquiry is examining 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 is also looking at the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and whether it ensures housebuilding complies with the Equality Act 2010. The inquiry is also  examining the progress made since the publication of the findings (in July 2022) of the Government’s consultation titled ‘Raising accessibility standards for new homes’.

Key questions for the inquiry are included in the full terms of reference which are listed in this news website item.

The Committee is also examining how far the Government can ensure it provides provision to support disabled residents who do not live in new build homes and whether the Disabled Facilities Grant supports housing adaptations.

Witnesses

Monday 18 March, Thatcher Room, Palace of Westminster

From 4pm

• Felicity Buchan MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Housing and Homelessness), Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Philip White, Director of Building Safety, Building Safety Regulator
• William Burgon, Director for Regeneration, Housing and Planning, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
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