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  1. FS42 LP Disability equipment and home adaptations.pdf

    agencies (HIA) 16 4 Community alarms and assistive technology 17 5 Equipment for employment 20 6 Wheelchairs 21 7 Buying and borrowing equipment 22 7.1 Private companies and shops 22 7.2 Independent Living ... Centres 23 7.3 VAT relief on disability equipment 23 7.4 Short-term loan of equipment such as wheelchairs 24 Age UK factsheet 42 March 2026 Disability equipment and home adaptations Page 3 of 34 7.5 Things

  2. CRS_Oct14_Housing_standards_review_technical_consultation.pdf

    (based on the lifetime homes standard), and optional category 3 standard (based on Habinteg’s Wheelchair Housing Design Guide) - but makes no changes to the core standard applied to all homes, Part M ... home accessibility standards must be universal because it is often difficult to predict restricted mobility in later life. Older people should retain the option of ‘staying put’, whenever feasible.  Optional

  3. Modern_Methods_of_Construction_ Submission_to_Inquiry_February2019.pdf

    be adapted quickly and cost-effectively to meet the requirements of residents who have or develop mobility and sensory impairments. 1.3. We have previously had concerns over the poor insulation and heating ... new homes using MMC should be designed to cater for people who use wheelchairs. Age UK believes 10% of all new homes should be wheelchair accessible, following the standard set out in Category 3 of the Building

  4. Written evidence: Bus Services Bill (Mar 17) (PDF)

    more so now that we’re retired ... we’ve done our bit, working all our lives.’ - Male, 65+, with mobility difficulties, Durham 5. Facts and figures on bus services and older people 5.2 Approximately 35 ... shelters. 6.4 There should be a consistent approach to offering assistance to older people with reduced mobility or a disability. 6.5 While we recognise the need for smaller providers to be able to adapt solutions

  5. 2025 Sponsorship Form_Portrait

    accommodation in London and has little contact with his family or neighbours. Due to mobility problems he is confined to a wheelchair, and for a long time trips to his local Tesco were his only chance to speak

  6. Consultation Response - Age UK’s response to shaping future support - the health and disability green paper.pdf

    respond to the question on mobility needs. Age UK has long argued that it is unfair that disabled older people are excluded from financial support with the costs of mobility and urge the Government to ... to reconsider the position Support with mobility needs The Green Paper asks ‘Are we meeting disabled people’s mobility needs? Please tell us why/why not.’ Age UKs strongly agrees with the statement

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