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I regularly see first-hand how housing associations like Habinteg transform people’s lives by providing quality, affordable homes. Habinteg’s #ForAccessibleHomes campaign is raising awareness of the importance of those homes being accessible, and I’m pleased to lend it my support.

13 Sep 2019 12:23 PM

With such a large proportion of disabled people housed by the social sector, and our rapidly ageing population, the design of the physical spaces that we build and manage is increasingly critical in supporting our tenants’ health and wellbeing. Building with the future of the home in mind – not just its initial occupants but a series of households over the lifetime of the property, is so important and sits well with the current thinking on energy efficiency and climate impacts. 

13 Sep 2019 12:22 PM

Councils are working hard to provide housing adaptations and mobility aids which are vital to help keep people safe and independent in their homes and prevent avoidable admissions to hospital and care homes. Every £1 spent on housing adaptations are worth more than £2 in care savings and quality of life gains.

12 Sep 2019 12:23 PM

Helen Evans, chief executive of Network Homes and chair of the G15, discusses what needs to be done to tackle the housing crisis

11 Sep 2019 12:24 PM

We need to raise the bar of new build housing to ensure that architects, developers and local authorities are designing and building homes that meet the needs of current and future generations.

10 Sep 2019 12:25 PM

Delores Taylor, mother of two and disability campaigner based in Croydon, South London, talks us through her call for policy makers to recognise the difference that the right home can make to family and working life.

10 Sep 2019 12:24 PM

Sheron Carter, CEO of Habinteg, kicks off #ForAccessibleHomes week 2019

9 Sep 2019 12:27 PM

I’m delighted to welcome the start of Habinteg’s fourth #ForAccessibleHomes week. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate the positive impact that accessible and adaptable homes have on the lives of the people who live in them and on the communities in which they’re built. 

9 Sep 2019 12:26 PM

We need to build the right homes in the right places that people can afford. That means delivering housing that is fit for current and future communities, including the increasing numbers of older people and working aged disabled adults and children.

9 Sep 2019 12:25 PM