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Housing: Visual Impairment

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 97274

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure people with visual impairments can access necessary home adaptations.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) is there to enable all eligible disabled people, including those with visual impairments, to access vital home adaptations, subject to a needs assessment and means test. This Government has increased funding for the DFG by £86 million, bringing the total to £711 million per year in 2025-26.

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