Young Disabled People 'Locked Out' Of Housing

Young disabled people are ‘locked out’ of living independently because they do not trust the information given about homes suitable for them, a survey says.  Trailblazers, a group of disabled campaigners from across the UK, spoke to 200 young disabled people and found 85 per cent did not feel confident in the advice given to them about wheel-chair accessible homes. The advice came from estate agents, local authorities and other housing providers and the report Locked out says this has stopped at least half of the people interviewed from living independently.  ‘Many young disabled people lack the necessary faith in the services of local authorities, estate agents, landlords or property developers to make it possible for them to live independently or to move house where and when they want to,’ the report says. Download a copy of the report from the Trailblazers website.