Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the range of (a) extra care housing and (b) housing with care to alleviate pressure on the care home sector.

Housing-with-care (or extra care housing) has a vital role in enabling older people to live independently, with the necessary care and support available if required. The Department of Health and Social Care together with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government provides capital funding to incentivise the supply of supported housing for older people, including housing-with-care. In the context of an ageing population, we will continue to work with the sector to improve the diversity of housing options available to older people.