Question follow-through · 24778
Owner Occupation: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help older residents in rural areas to downsize.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help older residents in rural areas to downsize.
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jan 2025
Answer published
The updated National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including older people, and reflect this in planning policies.As the needs of o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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