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Helen Evans, G15: Accessibility and adaptability need to be at the heart of our approach to tackling the housing crisis
Helen Evans, chief executive of Network Homes and chair of the G15, discusses what needs to be done to tackle the housing crisis
Read Helen Evans, G15: Accessibility and adaptability need to be at the heart of our approach to tackling the housing crisis…Ben Derbyshire, RIBA: "The government needs to recognise the extensive benefits that higher accessibility standards provide."
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.
Read Ben Derbyshire, RIBA: "The government needs to recognise the extensive benefits that higher accessibility standards provide."…Delores Taylor's #ForAccessibleHomes story
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.
Read Delores Taylor's #ForAccessibleHomes story…The launch of #ForAccessibleHomes week 2019
Sheron Carter, CEO of Habinteg, kicks off #ForAccessibleHomes week 2019
Read The launch of #ForAccessibleHomes week 2019…Welcome to #ForAccessibleHomes 2019
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.
Read Welcome to #ForAccessibleHomes 2019…Terrie Alafat, Chartered Institute of Housing: "The ‘hidden’ housing crisis is an economic, social and human catastrophe"
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.
Read Terrie Alafat, Chartered Institute of Housing: "The ‘hidden’ housing crisis is an economic, social and human catastrophe"…Welcome confirmation of accessible housing consultation published via Autumn Spending Round
The Spending Round 2019, presented by the Chancellor Sajid Javid on 4 September 2019 confirmed that the MHCLG will consult on mandatory accessible housing standards.
Read Welcome confirmation of accessible housing consultation published via Autumn Spending Round…Sheron Carter commenting on ITV's Housing Crisis: What next for our elderly?
Yesterday, ITV tonight aired Housing Crisis: What Next For The Elderly?
Read Sheron Carter commenting on ITV's Housing Crisis: What next for our elderly?…Age UK and Habinteg call for better accessibility standards in new homes
Today Age UK and Habinteg release a new campaigning factsheet, which calls for all new homes to be built to higher accessibility standards. There are currently 6.5 million people with mobility problems and 13.9 million disabled people in the UK and unless homes become more adaptable, future generations will be forced to ‘make do’ in homes that fail to meet their needs.
Read Age UK and Habinteg call for better accessibility standards in new homes…
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