News Archives:
2008
June 24, 2008 10:20 AM
Developing housing for visually impaired people
The Thomas Pocklington Trust and Habinteg Housing Association have teamed up to produce a new guide called Housing for people with sight loss. It is aimed at anyone involved with providing housing for people with visual impairments, including social landlords, architects, access professionals, building technicians, designers and groups that provide support services to visually impaired people.
For further information, visit the Thomas Pocklington Trust website, where you can download the Trust’s Research Findings Paper
www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/lightinganddesign/newdesignguide.htm
Evaluation of housing programme for older people
The Housing Corporation has published a report entitled Towards an ageing society, the final evaluation report of the Housing Associations' Charitable Trust's housing programme for older people. It praises the information that has been produced by the housing programme, and how it has built on best practice. It also highlights the new products and services that have been introduced to help older people today and in the future.
Download the report from the Housing Corporation's website
www.housingcorp.gov.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.14285/changeNav/440
June 24, 2008 09:40 AM
- Overview of UK Housing Legislation 2007-2008 (82KB
*) - Review: COTSS Housing Year 2006-07 (128KB *)
- Department for Transport: Access for All small schemes funding application pack
- Housing Corporation: Towards an ageing society
- CALL FOR PAPERS Journal of Engineering Design/Special Issue on Inclusive Design
Forthcoming Event - "Building Homes for Life - planning ahead for an ageing society"
June 10, 2008 09:45 AM
The 15th Annual Conference and AGM, "Building Homes for Life - planning ahead for an ageing society", will be held on the 6th and 7th November 2008. Aberdeen.
For further info the following pdf's are available to download:
- Conference Programme (2034KB *)
- Booking Form (34KB *)
- Map and Directions (77KB *)
Housing Corporation Sector Study 60: Supported housing and housing for older people
Follow this link to see study on how the stock of housing aimed at the particular needs of older people and owned and managed by housing associations has changed since the 1988 Housing Act.
FINAL CHANGES TO DFG COME IN TO FORCE MAY 22ND 2008
Most major aspects being:
- Grant limit extended to £30,000
- Access to garden
- LA charging for adaptations over £5000 if property sold within 10 years
Follow link to statutory documents and formal announcements of the changes:
DFG Order 2008 (94KB *)
DFG Changes Introductory Letter (75KB *)
General DFG Consent Document 2008 (68KB *)
The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 (104KB *)
- Social Care as an Equality and Human Rights Issue: Speech by Baroness Campbell (29/02/2008)
- Disabled people reap the rewards of the Disability Discrimination Act (29/02/2008)
- Impact Assessment of a National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society: Advice and information, rapid repairs service (28/02/2008)
- Communities and Local Government: Housing and older people (27/02/2008)
- Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: Housing in an ageing society - Blears (27/02/2008)
- New homes to cater for ageing population (27/02/2008)
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive - New data from series of Inclusive Design seminars (80KB
*) (16/01/2008)
December 2007
- 'People, not just houses' - Yvette Cooper announces next steps for social housing (29KB*) (12/12/2007)
- Government ramps up funding for home adaptations (29KB*) (04/12/2007)
- National Minimum Information Standards for all Adults in Scotland for Assessment, Shared Care and Support Plan, Review and Carers Assessment and Support - Consultation on the Compendium of Standards (29KB*) (13/12/2007)
- Improved Care for Stroke Patients (29KB*) (11/12/2007)
- Committee calls for evidence on domiciliary care (29KB*) (13/12/2007)
- £4.9bn to support independent living (29KB*) (06/12/2007)
- £53m to help disabled children, young people and their families (29KB*) (08/12/2007)
Homepage: www.cot.org.uk
