Supported Housing: Older People

(asked on 13th December 2021) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the White Paper on Adult Social Care Reform, what steps his Department will take to increase collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care to expand housing-based care options for older people.


Answered by
Christopher Pincher Portrait
Christopher Pincher
This question was answered on 20th December 2021

Both my Department and the Department of Health and Social Care are committed to further improving the diversity of housing options available to older people. We believe that offering older people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them to live independently and feel more connected to their communities.

Boosting the supply of a range of specialist housing for older people will be key to achieving this aim. We already work closely with the Department of Health and Social care to provide capital funding to incentivise their supply.

As set out in the Department of Health and Social Care’s recent white paper, People at the Heart of Care , a new £300 million investment will embed the strategic commitment to connect housing with health and care in all local places and drive the stock of new supported housing.

We will continue to work across government and with a range of stakeholders to look at how we can further support the growth of a thriving older people’s housing sector.

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