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Council must make ‘radical’ improvements to housing, after trio of cases

By John Pring on 16th February 2023 Category: Housing

Council must make ‘radical’ improvements to housing, after trio of cases
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An ombudsman has called for “radical” improvements to a local authority’s housing policies after three cases in which it failed two disabled tenants and a child with a damp and mould allergy. The Housing Ombudsman spoke out this week just a […]

Government’s long-awaited accessible housing plan ‘does not go far enough’

By John Pring on 4th August 2022 Category: Housing

Government’s long-awaited accessible housing plan ‘does not go far enough’
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A long-awaited government promise to introduce stricter minimum accessibility standards on new homes does not go far enough, say disabled campaigners. Ministers have now pledged to introduce new rules that will force all new homes in England to be built to […]

Grenfell: Court challenge for Home Office over rejection of evacuation policy

By John Pring on 4th August 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Court challenge for Home Office over rejection of evacuation policy
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Two campaigners are seeking the high court’s permission to challenge the government’s refusal to ensure disabled people can evacuate safely from high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies. Three years ago, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry called for all owners and managers of […]

Grenfell: Minister’s former council proves evacuation plans are possible

By John Pring on 7th July 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Minister’s former council proves evacuation plans are possible
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The Home Office is continuing to insist that creating plans for disabled people to evacuate high-rise blocks of flats is unsafe and too expensive, even though a London council has put scores of such plans into effect. Fire minister Lord [Stephen] […]

Campaign aims to address ‘suspicion and hatred’ in social housing sector

By John Pring on 7th July 2022 Category: Housing

Campaign aims to address ‘suspicion and hatred’ in social housing sector
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Disabled housing association tenants have launched a campaign they hope will put an end to widespread disability discrimination by their landlords, and raise awareness of the Equality Act. Disabled members of the Social Housing Action Campaign (SHAC) have come together to […]

Disabled duo launch legal challenge to government’s ‘outrageous’ Grenfell move

By John Pring on 16th June 2022 Category: Housing

Disabled duo launch legal challenge to government’s ‘outrageous’ Grenfell move
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Two campaigners have launched a legal challenge over the Home Office decision to reject a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that would have ensured they and other disabled residents could safely evacuate blocks of flats. Georgie Hulme and Sarah […]

Minister announces ‘new’ policy, 12 years after it appeared in Labour’s Equality Act

By John Pring on 9th June 2022 Category: Housing

Minister announces ‘new’ policy, 12 years after it appeared in Labour’s Equality Act
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A government minister has described a proposal to make it easier for disabled tenants to make access improvements to the common areas of residential properties as “a new policy”, 12 years after it was included in Labour’s Equality Act. The proposal […]

Firefighters’ union tells government to think again on evacuation

By John Pring on 9th June 2022 Category: Housing

Firefighters’ union tells government to think again on evacuation
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A firefighters’ union has told the government to rethink its decision to reject a key recommendation from the Grenfell inquiry that would ensure disabled people could safely evacuate high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the […]

Grenfell: Call for action over government’s ‘deplorable’ decision on evacuation plans

By John Pring on 19th May 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Call for action over government’s ‘deplorable’ decision on evacuation plans
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The government has caused outrage after announcing that it would not implement measures – recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry – that would have ensured disabled people could safely evacuate high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies. The inquiry had recommended that […]

Grenfell: Government agrees to assessment of evacuation safety as bill is passed

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Government agrees to assessment of evacuation safety as bill is passed
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The government has agreed that its new building safety regulator will carry out an assessment of how disabled people can safely evacuate from high-rise buildings. The proposal was included in the government’s new building safety bill as it finished its progress […]

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