Section: Housing for Disabled People
Housing plans risk 'accessible homes crisis' for England says new research
Posted 06.06.19
Habinteg HA: Further reading
Habinteg's nationwide analysis of 322 local planning policies reveals an imminent crisis in the supply of all types of accessible homes:
- Outside London, under a quarter (23%) of new homes due to be built by 2030 are planned to be accessible.
- Just 1% of homes outside London are set to be suitable for wheelchair users, despite 1.2 million wheelchair users in the UK and a rapidly ageing population.
- There is a postcode lottery in the supply of new accessible and adaptable homes.
- By 2030, there will only be one accessible new home built for every 270 people in the West Midlands, one accessible new home for every 52 people in the East of England, and one accessible new home for every 24 people in London.
Habinteg is calling on the government to change national policy so that all new homes are built to be more accessible and adaptable, as they are in London.
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