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Habinteg’s Insight Group members make the Disability Power 100 list
Earlier this month, we celebrated several members of Habinteg’s Insight Group amazing achievement of joining the Disability Power 100 list – an annual publication containing the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK.
Read Habinteg’s Insight Group members make the Disability Power 100 list…Tenant led improvement is the best way to better our communities
When planning improvements and community initiatives, we believe the tenant voice is powerful and we put the tenants’ needs at the heart of everything we do.
Read Tenant led improvement is the best way to better our communities…Sheron Carter: Our future homes must be accessible to wheelchair users
The number of people in need of accessible housing is growing and our housing stock needs to change to accommodate them, writes Sheron Carter
Over two thirds of Brits say their homes are no-go zones for wheelchair users
According to a YouGov poll commissioned by Habinteg, most people in Britain are not able to welcome wheelchair users into their homes due to poor access.
Read Over two thirds of Brits say their homes are no-go zones for wheelchair users…Kate Henderson, National Housing Federation: "Our sector’s ambition is that everyone who wants a great place to live can come to a housing association."
I regularly see first-hand how housing associations like Habinteg transform people’s lives by providing quality, affordable homes. Habinteg’s #ForAccessibleHomes campaign is raising awareness of the importance of those homes being accessible, and I’m pleased to lend it my support.
Read Kate Henderson, National Housing Federation: "Our sector’s ambition is that everyone who wants a great place to live can come to a housing association."…Sinéad Butters, PlaceShapers: "Our collective role in regenerating and renewing communities offers a clear opportunity for us to lead on delivering well-designed, inclusive and adaptable homes"
With such a large proportion of disabled people housed by the social sector, and our rapidly ageing population, the design of the physical spaces that we build and manage is increasingly critical in supporting our tenants’ health and wellbeing. Building with the future of the home in mind – not just its initial occupants but a series of households over the lifetime of the property, is so important and sits well with the current thinking on energy efficiency and climate impacts.
Read Sinéad Butters, PlaceShapers: "Our collective role in regenerating and renewing communities offers a clear opportunity for us to lead on delivering well-designed, inclusive and adaptable homes"…Cllr David Renard, Local Government Association: "Councils need to be given greater planning powers and resources to hold developers to account"
Councils are working hard to provide housing adaptations and mobility aids which are vital to help keep people safe and independent in their homes and prevent avoidable admissions to hospital and care homes. Every £1 spent on housing adaptations are worth more than £2 in care savings and quality of life gains.
Read Cllr David Renard, Local Government Association: "Councils need to be given greater planning powers and resources to hold developers to account"…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."…
Habinteg Housing Association
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Adwalton Business Park
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Drighlington
Bradford, BD11 1DR
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