A new 10-strong coalition of charities and trade bodies
is calling on the government to tackle a “time bomb” over the lack of suitable
housing for disabled and older people. The coalition, Housing Made for
Everyone (HoME), has written an open letter to the housing secretary calling
for a new design standard baseline on all new housing as the UK grapples with
the needs of an ageing population. The group, which includes Habinteg and the
National Housing Federation, points out that the number of households headed by
someone aged 65 or over has increased by more than a million since 2010/11.
Read more on Inside Housing.
Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection
against Count Binface – as it happened
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The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July
and forced a byelection
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