Inclusive housing design

Our services

Advice with planning, designing, building and managing homes that are intended to be inclusive for people with disabilities and older people
Advice for local authorities: need and requirements for inclusively designed housing, including accessible and adapted homes
Advice and support for housing providers: developing housing that is inclusively designed, including to the HAPPI principles
Practical support and guidance: assessment tools and processes, including use of aids and adaptations
Review of the use of Disabled Facilities Grants and other home improvement funding streams
Research and support for operators, commissioners and policy makers

To review the use of the existing publication Minor Adaptations without Delay (2006)
To produce an updated version that has value to the key stakeholders across the UK

Developed a new framework for decision making about adaptations, Adaptations without Delay
The framework is intended to ensure a more responsive service to those needing minor works/adaptations
The framework provides reasoning to key stakeholders on adaptations that do not need an assessment by an occupational therapist and provide technical guidance on installations.