{"id":131661,"date":"2023-08-23T09:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=131661"},"modified":"2023-08-23T09:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:26:51","slug":"home-accessibility-investment-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/home-accessibility-investment-report\/131661\/","title":{"rendered":"Report reveals \u00a3625m annual investment in home accessibility could create up to 100,000 jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A new report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ageing-better.org.uk\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre for Ageing Better<\/a> and Demos has revealed that spending \u00a3625m a year to improve heating, safety, and home accessibility could create 100,000 new jobs and generate a \u00a310bn annual economic boost<\/h2>\n<p>A \u00a3625m annual spending could help to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/improving-accessibility-historic-school-highlights-about-access\/125270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> improve the accessibility<\/a> and safety of up to 520,000 homes a year, according to the study.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently 3.5m homes in England that pose a serious threat to occupants\u2019 health and safety because of trip hazards, lack of adequate facilities, and dangerous levels of\u202fcold and damp.<\/p>\n<p>Almost one in seven homes (984,000) owned by someone aged 65 or over is classed as non-decent.<\/p>\n<p>An uptake in <a href=\"https:\/\/ageing-better.org.uk\/home-improvement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home improvements and accessibility<\/a> has the potential to drive economic growth through new\u00a0jobs, apprenticeships and investment opportunities.<\/p>\n<h3>What policies would help to facilitate uptake in home accessibility and improvement?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing a national network of local Good Home Hubs to provide a local one-stop shop for a range of home improvement, retrofit and energy efficiency schemes<\/li>\n<li>Creating a robust and enforceable housing standard<\/li>\n<li>Offering tax relief on Stamp Duty or Council Tax to help stimulate demand and create incentives<\/li>\n<li>Replicating Covid-19 loan guarantees to leverage investment for home improvement works without excessively risking public funds<\/li>\n<li>Widening the remit of Homes England beyond house building to also cover housing quality<\/li>\n<li>Developing a cross-government housing strategy with a minister responsible for implementation<\/li>\n<li>Expanding the eligibility of the Disabled Facilities Grant into a Home Adaptations Grant to cover a wider range of at-risk households<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Homes which fail to keep people safe are contributing to thousands of deaths annually<\/h3>\n<p>Andrew O\u2019Brien, director of policy and impact at Demos, said: &#8220;At a time when politicians are scrambling for policies that can unlock economic growth, addressing the poor quality of British homes is a political no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Investing in home improvement means more jobs, higher wages and life-changing apprenticeships. 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