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Delores Taylor and Sam Renke, who are both Habinteg tenants, presented their concerns on accessible homes to Equalities Minister Penny Mordaunt MP this week. During the discussion, they focused on Habinteg’s recently launched Insight Report: A Forecast For Accessible Homes which revealed that less than half the local plans in England require a percentage of new homes to be accessible to older and disabled people.

Housing experts have today warned of an ‘accessible homes crisis’ as new research reveals that less than a quarter of homes built outside London by 2030 will be suitable for older and disabled people.

 

Regardless of the policy backstory surrounding disability employment, the fact it’s being addressed is constructive. But it’s a bit like claiming you want to bake a cake when you don’t have an oven.

Tomorrow, 16^th March, is Disabled Access Day. At Habinteg we’re always striving to get the message of the need more accessible housing in the UK out there. We, and our training and consultancy arm, The Centre for Accessible Environments believe this message is inextricably linked with providing accessible environments that allow disabled people to live independent lives.

Nicholas Bungay, Director of Strategy and External Affairs, comments in Planning and Building Control Today about the government recently announcing plans to make Changing Places toilets mandatory in all new large public buildings and how to ensure venues are open to everyone.