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Over 12,000 people with hidden disabilities register for extended Blue Badge scheme
According to new figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT), 12,299 people have been…
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…
Demand on local authorities for social care grows as 1.9 million requests made to councils for support
NHS Digital has released its annual Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report for England…
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…
LGA responds to NHS cash boost and says long-term solution is needed to address the adult social care “funding crisis”
In response to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent announcement that the NHS will receive a…
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…
Councils say that buying new mobility aids can be more “financially viable” than recycling and reissuing equipment
Nikki Fox, the BBC’s disability correspondent, has investigated how much money could be saved by…
Nine social care digitisation projects from UK councils receive additional funding from NHS
Announced by NHS Digital, nine councils have been awarded extra funding for their social care…