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‘Black mould in my flat is slowly poisoning me, and my council is to blame’

By John Pring on 30th July 2021 Category: Housing

‘Black mould in my flat is slowly poisoning me, and my council is to blame’
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A disabled man who has been left with serious health problems because of the toxic mould that has spread across large parts of his flat, has called for his council to be held accountable for its repeated failure to make the […]

Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’
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A disabled woman who made a “miraculous” escape from the top floor of Grenfell Tower has told a parliamentary meeting that her husband would still be alive today if there had been an evacuation plan in place for her. Flora Neda […]

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’
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A minister has been told that his government’s “absurd” plans to protect disabled residents who would need assistance if they had to evacuate from high-rise blocks of flats are “dangerously misplaced”. A parliamentary meeting heard this week that the “arbitrary” proposals […]

Minister’s letter sparks fresh fears of government delays to accessible housing reform

By John Pring on 24th June 2021 Category: Housing

Minister’s letter sparks fresh fears of government delays to accessible housing reform
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Disabled campaigners have raised fears that the government is attempting to delay introducing measures that could help solve the accessible housing crisis. Members of Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) raised the concerns after seeing a letter written by a […]

Ministers ignore accessible housing while spending millions on thousands of new homes

By John Pring on 10th June 2021 Category: Housing

Ministers ignore accessible housing while spending millions on thousands of new homes
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Ministers are to spend £30 million on projects across England that could lead to more than 17,000 new homes, but they are refusing to insist that a single one of them is built to strict accessibility standards. Despite announcing funding for […]

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe

By John Pring on 10th June 2021 Category: Housing

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe
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New government plans that would protect some disabled people from the risk of fire in residential buildings do not go far enough, and even suggest that disabled residents might have to pay for measures to keep them safe, say campaigners. The […]

Activists question council’s decision to build supported housing on contaminated site

By John Pring on 22nd April 2021 Category: Housing

Activists question council’s decision to build supported housing on contaminated site
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Disabled activists have raised concerns that a local authority has granted planning permission for a new supported living housing development for people with learning difficulties that will be built on a site contaminated with toxic materials. The site, part of a […]

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 […]

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