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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Government is committed to helping vulnerable older and disabled people to live independently and safely. In the 2015 Spending Review, Government committed to a year-on-year increase for the Disabled Facilities Grant over the five years of the Spending Review period, rising to over £500 million by 2020.

Since 2012 we have invested £1.65 billion into the Disabled Facilities Grant, providing around 250,000 adaptations. Funding has increased from £220 million in 2015-16 to £431 million in 2017-18. In 2018-19, it will rise to £468 million, and exceed £500 million in 2018-20.