A Forecast for accessible homes 2020

This briefing by Habinteg Housing Association reveals that over half of English local housing policies still failing disabled & older people.

Its latest research shows that, in the next 10 years, 70% of all new homes will still not have to meet any accessible housing standard. The updated analysis of 324 English 'local plans' shows the proportion of new homes to be built by 2030 to accessible standards fell from 34.4% in the 2019 analysis to 31.5% in the 2020 update.

Moreover, the proportion specified under the older Lifetime Homes standard has halved from 12% in 2019 to 6% in 2020.