Charities call for accessibility and insulation to tackle older and disabled people’s housing struggles
Two leading charities, Habinteg and the Centre for Ageing Better, have called on the government…
Housing coalition warns relaxation of planning rules to lead to serious accessible homes shortage
The Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition is calling on the government to resist appeals…
New programme to train young disabled Londoners in inclusive design and accessible services
A new, “ground-breaking” programme has been launched to support young disabled Londoners into careers in…
Councils need more planning powers & DFG must “be fully funded” states LGA as coalition forms
Responding to the launch of the new Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition, the Local…
Over two-thirds of Brits say their homes are no-go zones for wheelchair users amid calls for greater accessibility
A new poll commissioned by Habinteg, the charitable housing association specialising in accessible housing, has…
Age UK and Habinteg challenge growing housing crisis with joint calls for better accessibility standards
Credit: Roger Moody / Guzelian The UK’s largest charity dedicated to helping people make the…
RIBA joins the call for more age-friendly homes amidst England’s growing “hidden housing crisis”
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has released a new report into age-friendly housing,…
Organisations join forces to tackle the number of older people living in hazardous and inaccessible homes
With 20 percent of homes occupied by older people in England failing the government’s basic…
Organisations back calls on Government to address “shameful lack of accessible homes” in England
Following Habinteg’s June 2019 report warning of an ‘accessible housing crisis’, both the Local Government…
England at risk of ‘accessible homes crisis’ for older and disabled people warns housing experts
New research analysing housing plans across England has forewarned of an accessible homes crisis, forecasting…