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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 […]

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action
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The government has failed to act to protect disabled people from the risk of fire in high-rise and other residential buildings, nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, say campaigners. Disabled campaigners and allies have shared an open statement – […]

Hundreds of thousands may have ‘slipped through the net’ of COVID support, say MPs

By John Pring on 22nd April 2021 Category: Politics

Hundreds of thousands may have ‘slipped through the net’ of COVID support, say MPs
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Hundreds of thousands of disabled people in England may have “slipped through the net” and missed out on vital support in securing food, medicines and basic care in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Failure to extend ILF transition funding would be ‘another nail in coffin’

By John Pring on 1st August 2019 Category: Independent Living

Failure to extend ILF transition funding would be ‘another nail in coffin’
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The government has failed to ease fears that it plans to scrap a vital grant that has been supporting former users of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) for more than three years. The four-year Former ILF Recipient Grant was agreed in […]

Government finally acts on Changing Places call

By John Pring on 16th May 2019 Category: Independent Living

Government finally acts on Changing Places call
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New large public buildings such as shopping centres, sports stadiums and cinema complexes will soon have to include a Changing Places accessible toilet, according to government proposals. The government has announced a consultation on the plans – which will also affect […]

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