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Accessible housing crisis poses ‘clear and direct risk’ to disabled people, say MPs

By John Pring on 30th May 2024 Category: Housing

Accessible housing crisis poses ‘clear and direct risk’ to disabled people, say MPs
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The shortage of accessible housing in England poses a “clear and direct risk” to disabled people across the country, with many of them living in unsuitable accommodation for years “without hope”, a report by a committee of MPs has concluded. Members […]

‘Truly shameful’ figures show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on London’s streets last year

By John Pring on 16th May 2024 Category: Housing

‘Truly shameful’ figures show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on London’s streets last year
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New figures that show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on the streets of London last year are “truly shameful”, according to the capital’s leading disabled people’s organisation. The figures, secured by Disability News Service (DNS) through a freedom […]

Government finally set to act on housing accessibility standards

By John Pring on 21st March 2024 Category: Housing

Government finally set to act on housing accessibility standards
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The government is finally taking further steps towards introducing laws that would set a higher standard of accessibility for nearly all new homes in England. The government promised in July 2022 that it would consult on new rules that would force all new […]

Government ignores access in £6 billion housing scheme

By John Pring on 22nd February 2024 Category: Housing

Government ignores access in £6 billion housing scheme
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A £6 billion government scheme that will enable 20,000 affordable homes to be built across England does not require housing providers to build a single accessible property, the company running the programme has admitted. Figures from three of the housing associations […]

MPs are told accessible housing is at breaking point… and they are partly to blame

By John Pring on 8th February 2024 Category: Housing

MPs are told accessible housing is at breaking point… and they are partly to blame
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MPs have been told that the provision of accessible housing in England is “at breaking point”, partly because of their own failure to act to end the crisis. Members of the cross-party levelling up, housing and communities committee were hearing evidence […]

Government must end years of delays and fix accessible housing crisis, MPs are told

By John Pring on 8th February 2024 Category: Housing

Government must end years of delays and fix accessible housing crisis, MPs are told
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Disabled campaigners and allies have called on the government to act urgently to fix the “broken” system of accessible housing in England, after years of delays. They have told a committee of cross-party MPs in written evidence that it is impossible […]

Government urged to use new ‘portal’ to ‘shift balance of power’ on accessible housing

By John Pring on 1st February 2024 Category: Housing

Government urged to use new ‘portal’ to ‘shift balance of power’ on accessible housing
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The government must ensure that accessibility information is included on a new online “portal” that will offer key facts about properties being rented privately by landlords, say two disabled people’s organisations. The government plans to set up the new privately rented […]

Austerity changes are reducing impact of accessible housing funds, 12 years on

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Housing

Austerity changes are reducing impact of accessible housing funds, 12 years on
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New figures have shown how government changes made 12 years ago have significantly reduced the impact of increased funding for a scheme that helps disabled people make access improvements to their homes. They show how a key change to the way […]

Gove ignores government’s promise on access standards for new homes

By John Pring on 27th July 2023 Category: Housing

Gove ignores government’s promise on access standards for new homes
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Ministers have been criticised for a “disgraceful” failure to keep their promise on introducing stricter accessibility standards for new homes, years after they first proposed improvements. Almost exactly a year ago, the government said it would consult on new rules that […]

Survey suggests tens of thousands of disabled people failed to vote due to ID rules

By John Pring on 29th June 2023 Category: Human Rights

Survey suggests tens of thousands of disabled people failed to vote due to ID rules
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Tens of thousands of disabled people may have been deprived of their vote at May’s local elections in England because of the government’s new rules* on providing voter identification, a new report suggests. Data from polling stations shows that at least […]

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