Disabled facilities grants need fresh approach and fairer formula, says review
The government should implement major changes to the scheme that provides funding for disabled people…
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Concerns over industry’s repeated objections to councils’ accessible homes plans
Representatives of the home-building industry are engaged in a countrywide campaign to defeat attempts by…
Tory conference: Senior minister ignores accessible housing crisis
A senior government minister is facing criticism after ignoring the crisis in accessible housing in…
Deaths and hospital admissions follow short-notice closure of Leonard Cheshire home
At least two disabled people have died while others have been admitted to hospital following…
Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis
The government has been criticised by disabled campaigners and the equality watchdog after its new…
Council’s disabled facilities grant investment leads to ‘unprecedented’ improvements
A local authority says it has achieved an “unprecedented” improvement in waiting-times for disabled people…
Disabled people face ‘hidden crisis’ in accessible housing
Disabled people have been left “demoralised and frustrated” by the housing system and face a…
Government rejects nearly all recommendations from MPs’ access inquiry
The government has accepted just three of 23 recommendations made by a committee of MPs…
Eight years on, government announces plans to bring in access laws for tenants
The government has finally agreed to bring into force long-awaited laws that will impose a…
Council shamed into action after ‘years of neglect and discrimination’
A local authority has been shamed into taking action after years of alleged neglect and…