Spending Review and Specialist Housing

Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Spending Review for the coming year. With much of the emphasis on post-Covid measures that will support the economy and stimulate growth, we are pleased for the recognition of specialist housing announced in the accompanying documents. Under section 8.3 on Disability, there is an allocation next year of £71m for the Department of Health's and Social Care's Care and Support Specialised Housing (CaSSH) Fund. Furthermore, in 2020/21, the Disabled Facilities Grants allocation for councils will rise to £573million from £505million.

For more information on the DHSC's CaSSH Fund, visit our dedicated webpages here. And to browse examples the developments benefiting from this capital fund in previous years, go to the online directory of DHSC funded schemes here.