Housing and disabled people: a toolkit for local authorities in England

Local authorities are legally required to assist children and adults with home adaptations to address various impairments, neurodiversity, and mental health conditions. Disabled tenants in private rentals face challenges due to limited tenancy security, which can make them ineligible for Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding. This toolkit is designed to guide the planning and management of housing adaptations.

Download Housing and disabled people: a toolkit for local authorities in England - adaptations.

The social housing allocation process must prioritise accessible homes for disabled people, who often depend on affordable housing and support networks. Better training for allocators and simplified, accessible systems are essential to overcome barriers like complex procedures and limited information on housing accessibility. This toolkit is designed to guide housing allocation practice. 

Download Housing and Disabled People: Allocating Housing.

Building new homes is essential to increasing the availability of accessible, adaptable "lifetime" homes and wheelchair-standard housing. However, local authorities in England face significant challenges in developing these much-needed properties. This toolkit is designed to underline the value of inclusive and accessible housing in housing planning decisions.

Download Housing and Disabled People: Planning for Accessible Homes.

Local authorities must be able to offer housing support to disabled people, irrespective of the type of housing they live in. Sustaining tenancies should be a key priority. This toolkit is a guide to ensuring best practice on supporting and sustaining tenancies. 

Download Housing and Disabled People: Supporting Tenants.

Working at Habinteg

We believe that mutual commitment and shared responsibility is key. We are an equal opportunities employer and aim to be an employer of choice. Everything we do is underpinned by our four cultural values: Agile, Accountable, Ambitious and Attentive.

We offer a comprehensive and person-centred employment package to our staff. This includes:

• Flexible approach to working week including full-time, part-time and job-sharing possibilities.
• Welcoming, accessible work environments including remote working
• Training and development programme
• Ethical pension scheme from the Pensions Trust - we match up to 10%
• Life assurance scheme
• Free eye test & contribution towards glasses
• Cycle scheme
• Subscription payment
• Company subscription to Simply Health & Rewards
• Bonus 'Habinteg Day' off to take at any point in the year!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome candidates with disabilities, long-term health conditions to apply for our roles. We encourage job-seekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat to us or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or interview process.