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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 […]

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 […]

Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Housing

Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis
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The government has been criticised by disabled campaigners and the equality watchdog after its new social housing green paper failed to include a single mention of the accessible housing crisis. Only three months ago, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

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