Member

The final amendment in this group, Amendment 44, would require the housing association planning to sell to identify whether the home is accessible, either because of its original design or because it has been adapted for people with disabilities or for people with mobility difficulties of the kind that face any family over a lifetime. This knowledge will influence whether a council will decide the property should be retained in the social sector and it is worth funding that retention, either because the property is now equipped exclusively for people with disabilities or people using a wheelchair, or simply because it has been adapted along the way, such as if a DFG—a disabled facilities grant—has been granted in the past to the property and it is more suitable for people with a disability than anybody else. Those properties will be especially treasured and the least likely to be sold.