Disability and accessible housing
Dear Ashford Borough Council,
I'd be grateful if you could please provide me with the following information under the freedom of information request legislation:
1. An estimate of the number of registered disabled people in your area (and how this has been obtained)?
2. The current number of accessible homes in your area built since 2010?
3. An estimate of the number of accessible homes required by 2020 in your area (and how this has been calculated)?
4. The total number of people on the waiting list for accessible homes as of 1st Jan 2017?
5. The total number of accessible homes available in your area as of 1st Jan 2017?
6. How (in detail) disabled people are currently involved in your process for gathering evidence on housing need?
Yours faithfully,
Leila Hamalainen
Dear Leila
Further to your FOI request , please see below for our response:
1) estimate of the number of registered disabled people in the area
The Strategic Housing Market Assessment looks at housing needs of
particular groups available at
[1]http://www.ashford.gov.uk/local-plan-203...
Use census (neighbourhood statistics) data and POPPI and PANSI data sets
as necessary
2) current number of accessible homes in the area built since 2010
Majority of affordable housing is built to lifetime homes standard. Since
2010, 1342 affordable homes have been built in the borough including some
homes specifically for disabled people, older people, people with
learning disabilities and mental health issues.
3) estimate of number of accessible homes required by 2020
The Strategic Housing Market Assessment looks at housing needs of
particular groups available at
[2]http://www.ashford.gov.uk/local-plan-203...
KCC Accommodation Strategy available at
[3]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
4) total number of people on waiting list for accessible homes
In the region of 193 as at 1st Jan 2017
5) total number of accessible homes in the area
As per answer to question 2 . within the councils own housing stock, 442
sheltered homes, 1087 bungalows (369 with lifelines).
The council undertakes disabled adaptions to its own stock as needed - 324
disabled adaptations completed in 2015/16
administers the disabled facilities grant for private homes – 57 DFGs
completed in 15/16
6) how are disabled people involved in gathering evidence on housing need
Through consultation for strategies/policies such as the Local Plan and
the Housing Strategy.
If you I can be of any further assistance please contact me .
Regards
Julian Watts
Senior EHO
Private Sector Housing
Ashford Borough Council
01233 330339
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References
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1. http://www.ashford.gov.uk/local-plan-203...
2. http://www.ashford.gov.uk/local-plan-203...
3. http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
4. http://www.ashford.gov.uk/community-toil...
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