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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 […]

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 […]

MPs hear of government’s failures on accessible housing

By John Pring on 20th October 2016 Category: Housing

MPs hear of government’s failures on accessible housing
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A parliamentary inquiry has been told of the government’s failure to deal with the severe shortage of accessible housing, and other problems disabled people continue to face in accessing the built environment. The women and equalities committee yesterday (Wednesday) published written […]

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