National Healthy Housing Awards 2023 winners revealed
Foundations, the UK Government-funded national body for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) and home improvement agencies (HIAs), has announced the winners of the National Healthy…
Free webinar will address the implications of the digital switchover with housing providers
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley An upcoming webinar is set to address the digital switchover, which will take place by the…
Briefing shares how home improvement services can cost-effectively speed up hospital discharges
The Good Home Network has published helpful information about how home improvement services can help facilitate timely hospital discharges. The Good Home Network, a collaboration…
Government delivers extra £50m housing adaptations funding
The UK Government has unveiled an extra £50 million for home adaptations, which will be provided to local authorities to enable older people and those…
Assistive apartment mock-up to use technology to help residents live independently
Nick Laing from Function Control shows a resident how to use commands A new £28 million complex needs facility being developed in Perth, Scotland is…
“Groundbreaking” collaboration aims to drive meaningful change globally in home adaptations
Foundations UK, the national body for home improvement agencies in England, has launched Home Modifications International, which strives to enhance the delivery of exceptional services…
Guidelines aim to put accessibility and inclusion at the heart of building design
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published guidance to ensure that inclusion and accessibility are considered at every stage of the design and…
Housing inquiry looks at whether DFGs fully supports housing adaptations
A new inquiry which will challenge whether the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) fully supports housing adaptations. The inquiry, titled 'Disabled people in the housing sector',…
Fixed track hoists now covered under Housing Adaptation Grants in Ireland
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien New regulations in the Republic of Ireland will bring fixed track hoists within the scope of…
€1.3m funding to help older and disabled people access housing adaptations in Laois
Older and disabled people in Laois, Ireland, can access some of the € million in new funding given to the council for housing adaptations. In…