Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has plans to tackle health inequalities as a result of inadequate housing in (a) Stockport, (b) Greater Manchester, (c) the Northwest and (d) England.

The Government is committed to ensuring everyone has a safe and healthy home. Since 2010, Government has invested over £4 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant which is a capital grant administered by local authorities in England to help meet the cost of home adaptations for eligible people to live safely and independently at home.

Going further, we are currently reviewing the Decent Homes Standard, which applies to Social Housing, to consider whether it needs updating to deliver what is needed for safety and decency today along with overhauling the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), the tool used to assess hazardous conditions in rented homes, making it more accessible to tenants and landlords.