• Latest research

    We've published a new snapshot of the use of the optional standards in 311 local plans and an estimate of the possible impact on future delivery of new accessible homes over the next decade.


     

    Find out more here

  • Accessible Homes Week 2025 webinar

    Watch our online event to learn about the current state of play with accessible housing and take a deep dive into our Forecast for accessible homes 2025.
     

    Watch the recording of the webinar

    Accessible Homes Week 2025 webinar
     

  • Accessible Homes Week

    From 8-12 September 2025, we ran a week-long campaign marking the introduction of the accessible housing standards 10 years ago, and launched the forecast for accessible homes 2025.

     

    Learn more about the week

  • HoME

    Join the Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition of 10 organisations calling for urgent action to tackle the UK's acute and growing shortage of accessible homes.

     

    Find out more here

  • Living not existing webinar

    Watch our online event to learn about the benefits of accessible homes and our research, Living not existing: The economic & social value of wheelchair user homes.
     

    Watch the recording of the webinar

Habinteg news

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Habinteg’s response to government announcement on adult social care reform

New homes must be designed in an accessible, adaptable, and inclusive way, so they support everyone to thrive, whatever their age, mobility, or abilities, particularly for households requiring care at...

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Younger disabled people left waiting years for an accessible home in East Suffolk

Habinteg research has found that disabled people in East Suffolk in need of accessible social housing aged 54 and under are waiting twice as long as those who are older....

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Fixing adult social care starts with mandating higher national accessibility standards

If Andy Burnham wants to improve our social care system, accessible housing has to be part of the equation. So, could he finally be the prime minister to make it so homes are designed to be accessible...

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The right home at the right time: how accessible housing can unlock a life

Glyn Hayes of the Spinal Injuries Association, explains how, following a lifechanging accident that left him using a wheelchair permanently, how getting an accessible home enabled him to return to wor...

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Habinteg campaign group sends open letter on accessible housing to Secretary of State, Steve Reed MP

Habinteg’s Insight Group and sector partners have written an open letter to Housing Secretary, Steve Reed, warning that Government proposals on accessible housing risk “locking millions ou...

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The fight for true housing accessibility in Wells, Somerset

Read what Somerset-based group Accessible Wells has to say about how their campaign began and what steps they are taking to push for an increase in accessible homes in their area....

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Habinteg’s new Corporate Strategy improves tenant services and engagement

Habinteg Housing Association has launched its new, four-year Corporate Strategy 2026-2030, following significant input from tenants....

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Habinteg Report: Cornwall’s new housing plans leave wheelchair users behind

Disabled people in Cornwall face a scarcity of accessible homes with recent research by Habinteg Housing Association revealing that the county has no planning policy for new wheelchair user homes....

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Habinteg’s Insight Group launches accessible homes campaign in Parliament

Members of Habinteg’s Insight Group hosted a live panel discussion in Westminster to launch their new public awareness campaign for accessible housing, recently....

Media contact

For all media enquiries, email  comms@habinteg.org.uk outlining your enquiry, giving your deadline and your contact details.

If necessary, please follow up with a phone call to:

  • Claire Carponen, Media and Communications Officer, on 07907 862 070.
  • Sharon Herbert, Senior Communications and Marketing Manager, on 07592 374 158. 
  • Christina McGill, Director of Social Impact & External Affairs, on 07809 420 075.