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Autism and Learning Disability: Housing

Commons · Question 45335 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which body will be responsible for allocating the existing NHS capital grant funding programme for housing for people with (a) a learning disability and (b) autism, in the context of the abolition

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Apr 2025

The Government is committed to reducing the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health hospitals. High quality, safe, and suitable homes can help people stay independent and healthy for longer.Work ...