Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that adults with autism receive suitable advice on housing.

Legislation is in place which requires local authorities to ensure that advice and information on how to apply for social housing is accessible and that any necessary assistance in making an application is made available for people who are likely to have difficulty in doing so without assistance.

For autistic adults already living in social housing, registered providers of social housing are required to deliver the outcomes set out in the Regulator of Social Housing’s Transparency, Influence and Accountability standard. This requires registered providers to understand the diverse needs of their tenants, to ensure that communication with tenants is appropriate to their diverse needs, and to ensure that landlord services are accessible.