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Home adaptations for disabled people
— detailed guide to related legislation, guidance and good practice | | Corporate Author | Home Adaptations Consortium; Care & Repair England |
| Publisher | Care & Repair England, [Nottingham], 2013 |
| Pages | 118 pp |
| Source | http://www.careandrepair-england.org.uk/pdf/dfg_go... Care & Repair England, The Renewal Trust Business Centre, 3 Hawksworth Street, Nottingham NG3 2EG. tel: 0115 950 6500 www.careandrepair-england.org.uk |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Housing [elderly] ; Adaption ; Assistive technology ; Improvement grants. |
| Annotation | The government's strategy 'Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England' invited the Home Adaptations Consortium to lead in publishing an industry-led good practice report. This guide was originally commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in 2010 and drafted by The Housing Consultancy Partnership in 2011 as an update to the DCLG's earlier guidance to the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). It was subsequently amended by members of the Consortium, whose membership includes Age UK, the Association of Charity Officers, BHTA, Care & Repair England, the College of Occupational Therapists, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institute of Housing, Foundations, Hanover, Habinteg, Mencap, MS Society, the Papworth Trust, RL Glasspool Charity Trust and the Royal British Legion. The guide aims to provide authorities and those with service planning and provision responsibilities with clear and comprehensive information about the legal position concerning home adaptations, specifically Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), alongside examples and ideas for service delivery. Among other subjects covered is the role of the locally-based home improvement agencies (HIAs), who support disabled and older people to enable independent living. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-131121005 E |
| Classmark | BN: KE: 5SA: M: WRM |
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