Housing Assistance Policy Consultation
Gloucester City Council is seeking your views on our Housing Assistance Policy which will drive our focus to supporting individuals, along with their caregivers, by removing barriers to enable them to live independently, confidently, and safely in their own homes.
Housing is a wider determinant of health and there is an increasing body of evidence that poor housing, that does meet the occupiers needs, can be linked to poor health and increases the risk of health inequalities in our communities. Removing disabling barriers from the home environment enables people to thrive and reduces the impact on the NHS, Adult Social Care and improves people’s health, wellbeing, and employment prospects.
The Housing Assistance Policy sets out how Gloucester City Council (“the Council”) will provide financial assistance via the DFG framework to improve and adapt homes, enabling residents of Gloucester to remain independent, safer, and healthier at home.
Who we want to hear from
We welcome views from anyone with an interest in housing, health and communities in Gloucester, including:
- Residents, tenants and community groups
- landlords and letting agents
- Businesses and employers
- Community, voluntary and faith organisations
- Advice agencies and representative bodies
How to respond
Please make sure that you take the opportunity to read the draft Housing Assistance Policy here before completing this survey.
This consultation should only take 15 minutes to complete and is planned to run for 6 weeks, from 2 March 2026 to 12 April 2026.
You can share your views by completing a short online survey Draft Housing Assistance Policy Consultation – Survey