Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on increasing housing-with-care provision.

Housing-with-care has a vital role in enabling older people to live independently, with the necessary care and support available if required. Both the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government provide capital funding subsidy to incentivise their supply. In the context of an ageing population, both Departments are committed to working closely together, and across government, to refine our understanding of the evidence base around specialist housing, adult social care and health. Both Departments are also committed to further improve the diversity of housing options available to older people, including housing-with-care, and are engaging closely both with the sector and a range of other stakeholders on this issue.