HoME coalition response to DLUHC’s inquiry into disabled people in the housing sector

Founded in 2019, the Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition is a group of nine charities and non-governmental organisation working together to make the case for more accessible and inclusive housing to meet the wide range of needs of disabled and older people living with a range of impairments. It is chaired jointly by Habinteg and Centre for Ageing Better, with other founding members being Age UK, the Royal Insitute of British Architects, Disability Rights UK, Housing LIN, the National Housing Federation, the Chartered Institute of Housing, and the Town and Country Planning Association.

The coalition has responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee’s inquiry into disabled people in the housing sector, which looked to examine the role of the government, local councils and developers in ensuring the delivery of suitable housing for disabled people and what the government can do to support disabled people in the private rented sector in England.

The inquiry also looked at the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and its compatibility with the Equality Act 2010 when building housing.

The HoME coalition answered the following questions in response to the inquiry:

• What can the government do to ensure disabled residents across England have access to accessible and adaptable housing?
• Does the National Planning Policy Framework ensure the Equality Act 2010 is complied with when building housing?
• Since the government consultation ‘Raising accessibility standards for new homes’, what has been done to improve housing provisions for disabled residents in England? And has it been sufficient?
• What role should the government, local authorities and developers have for ensuring the delivery of suitable housing for disabled people?