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Recently qualified architect, Kathryn Thomas, is the winner of the Habinteg 2020 Prize essay £2,500 cash prize and she credits her mum as the inspiration for her essay.

19 Nov 2020 03:50 PM

Habinteg has marked its 50th anniversary as a leader in accessible housing with an interactive online event including invited sector & celebrity guests, and a message from the Housing Minister.

17 Nov 2020 09:31 AM

The Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition is calling for urgent action to tackle the UK’s acute and growing shortage of accessible homes, and is urging the public to back their proposal for better homes.

4 Nov 2020 05:13 PM

Our Development team is having a busy year working on a number of new Habinteg homes across England in keeping with our goal to develop 85-100 dwellings over the next 24 months.

6 Oct 2020 05:44 PM

Tuesday 8 September 2020 saw the launch of the long-awaited consultation on raising accessibility and adaptability standards for new homes – a key ask of the Housing Made for Everyone (HoME coalition).

23 Sep 2020 11:23 AM

New research published today (Tuesday 15 September 2020) has found that inaccessible housing made lockdown significantly harder for many disabled UK adults. A YouGov poll commissioned by housing association Habinteg revealed that disabled people’s wellbeing during lockdown was three times more likely to have been damaged by lack of access in the home when compared to non-disabled people, with less than two thirds able to fully use their bathroom or kitchen without assistance.  

15 Sep 2020 01:21 PM

Today (Tuesday 8 September 2020) the Housing Secretary The Right Hon. Robert Jenrick has announced that the launch of a Government consultation to make all new homes accessible to disabled and older people.
 

8 Sep 2020 12:59 PM

The HabFix project is designed to help us catch up efficiently with non-emergency repairs that we couldn’t complete during Covid-19 lockdown. Planning for the next phase of our HabFix repairs programme is now under way.

1 Sep 2020 10:34 AM

Today (6 August 2020) the Government have published their vision for reform of the planning system in a white paper entitled ‘Planning for the future’. Habinteg campaigns for more effective planning rules and building regulations to ensure an increase in the supply of accessible and adaptable homes. Here Habinteg’s Director of Strategy and External Affairs, and tenant Kerry Thompson provide an initial response to the government’s proposals.
 

6 Aug 2020 05:31 PM