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Ministers sat on accessible housing research for up to four years

By John Pring on 28th January 2021 Category: Housing

Ministers sat on accessible housing research for up to four years
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Ministers delayed publishing a report that called for more research into the benefits of accessible housing for up to four years, Disability News Service can reveal. The report, by architectural firm PRP, was finally published last week by the Ministry of […]

Disabled high-rise leaseholders are living in post-Grenfell fear of fire and financial ruin

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Housing

Disabled high-rise leaseholders are living in post-Grenfell fear of fire and financial ruin
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Disabled people who lease their own flats in high-rise buildings have been left frightened for their lives, but also in fear of losing their homes, because of the government’s failure to address the growing post-Grenfell safety scandal. A new campaign group, […]

Long-awaited accessible housing consultation gives little away

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Housing

Long-awaited accessible housing consultation gives little away
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The government has finally published a long-promised consultation on whether it should introduce higher accessibility standards for new housing in England, although it fails to say what kind of reforms ministers want to see. The consultation paper, Raising Accessibility Standards for […]

Government’s ‘contempt’ for disabled people, as planning white paper ignores accessible housing

By John Pring on 13th August 2020 Category: Housing

Government’s ‘contempt’ for disabled people, as planning white paper ignores accessible housing
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The government has been accused of “showing contempt” for disabled people after publishing an “utterly shameful” 84-page white paper on the future of the planning system without including a single mention of disabled people, disability or accessible housing. The Planning for […]

Round-up: Universal credit, accessible housing, new recruits… and award for ‘legend’

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Housing

Round-up: Universal credit, accessible housing, new recruits… and award for ‘legend’
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A disabled student has launched a legal case against the Department for Work and Pensions over an “unlawful” policy that prevents many disabled students claiming universal credit. Sidra Kauser, from Halifax, who is studying for a master’s degree at the University […]

Iconic activist warns of threats to rights after ‘horrific’ election result

By John Pring on 19th December 2019 Category: Housing

Iconic activist warns of threats to rights after ‘horrific’ election result
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One of the leading figures in the history of the disabled people’s movement has called on activists to “shout their outrage from the rooftops” after last week’s “horrific” general election result. Maggie Davis says she believes the result will lead to […]

Election 2019: Labour fails to set accessibility targets for ‘housing revolution’

By John Pring on 21st November 2019 Category: Housing

Election 2019: Labour fails to set accessibility targets for ‘housing revolution’
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Labour is refusing to promise that all the 150,000 council and social homes it would build every year would meet basic accessibility standards, despite the government facing legal action over its own failure to act on the accessible housing crisis. Labour […]

Government faces legal action threat over accessible housing failure

By John Pring on 19th September 2019 Category: Housing

Government faces legal action threat over accessible housing failure
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The government is facing the threat of legal action over its failure to take action to solve the crisis in accessible housing. The housing, communities and local government secretary Robert Jenrick has been told that he may have acted unlawfully over […]

Landlord discriminated against disabled woman over flat alterations, court rules

By John Pring on 31st January 2019 Category: Housing

Landlord discriminated against disabled woman over flat alterations, court rules
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A court has ruled that a disabled woman faced unlawful disability discrimination after her landlord refused to allow her to make vital adaptations to her flat. Lawyers believe that the ruling by Cardiff County Court could provide important legal clarity for […]

Disabled facilities grants need fresh approach and fairer formula, says review

By John Pring on 13th December 2018 Category: Housing

Disabled facilities grants need fresh approach and fairer formula, says review
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The government should implement major changes to the scheme that provides funding for disabled people in England to make access improvements to their homes, according to an independent review. Among the suggested improvements, the review says the government should increase the […]

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