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Housing providers and charities urge government to adopt accessibility standards for new-build homes
The Centre for Ageing Better says 250,000 more accessible homes could have been built if the previous government had adopted the regulations
The Centre for Ageing Better has urged Labour to increase the minimum accessibility requirements for new-build homes to address the needs of 1.8 million people requiring accessible or adaptable housing.
Two years ago, Johnson’s government announced that there would be a minimum requirement for all new homes to have entrance-level step-free access and “features to make homes more easily adaptable over time”.
However, a second round of consultation required to finalise the regulations did not take place, meaning the standards were not implemented.
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