FOI Request - Accessible Housing and Adaptations

Request 101002825116

ACCESSIBLE HOUSING:?

1. What definition?of accessible housing do you use in your housing policies??

HOUSING STOCK?AND HOUSE BUILDING?

In 2018, the Equality and Human Rights Commission reported a widespread shortage of wheelchair accessible housing. Recognising the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, we wanted to check whether the picture was still the same or whether it had changed.

2. What percentage of your Local Authority and/or social housing stock is (a.) accessible, (b.) wheelchair accessible?  

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3. Do you have an accessible or adaptable?house building?target?
a. If yes, do you have a set target? (for?instance,?since 2009,?Glasgow City Council?have?required?developments of 20 dwellings or more to provide 10% of housing to a wheelchair or readily adaptable standard).?
b. If there is a set target, as referred to in question (a), which tenure does this apply to?  

4. Do you have any processes in place for making empty housing accessible??

a. Does this include social housing?

HOUSING ALLOCATIONS?

5. Do you have any processes in place for prioritising those with terminal and/or progressive conditions in allocating housing? (for example, a fast-tracking process for people with terminal illness)  
- If yes, how are these applications fast-tracked? If you have a written procedure, please can you share it with us.  
 
6. What is the average waiting time from a disabled person being assessed as needing an accessible home to being successfully matched with an accessible home?

7. Do you have any policy that removes people from the waiting list if they refuse a particular number of properties?  

ADAPTATIONS??

8. Do you have any processes in place for prioritising those with terminal and/or progressive conditions for adaptations to housing?  (for example, a fast-tracking process for people with terminal illness).

- If yes, how are these applications fast-tracked?  If you have a written procedure, please can you share it with us.  

9. How many applications did you receive for adaptations between:  

• ?1st?April 2019 & 31st?March 2020???
• ?1st?April 2020 & 31st?March 2021??

10. How many of these applications were not awarded, and what were the reasons for this, between:   
• 1st?April 2019 & 31st?March 2020???
• 1st?April 2020 & 31st?March 2021???
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11. For the years 1st April 2019 & 31st March 2020; and separately, 1st April 2020 & 31st March 2020:  

a. What proportion of people?are awarded?80% of their mandatory grant adaptation cost (out of all applicants)???

b. What proportion of people are awarded 100% of their adaptation cost (out of all applicants)?
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12. What is the average waiting time from application for assessments for (i) a ramp to be completed and (ii) a wetroom to be completed, (iii) grab/handrails to be completed?  

Response 28-07-2021

Please find the requested information attached here.