Tuesday, 21 April 2015

The Long Wait for a Home — Councils Are Failing Disabled People

Leonard Cheshire Disability has published new research into the long wait that many disabled people face when they desperately need adaptations to their homes. The report, The Long Wait for a Home, reveals that, shockingly, these delays are the result of breaches in the law by local councils. Last year, two councils in three (62%) failed to pay for agreed adaptations at least once within the one-year time limit set out in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. Download a copy of the report from the Leonard Cheshire Disability website.

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