Stairlift & Mobility News
The latest UK news on stairlifts, home adaptations, grants, and independent living
One Council Has Raised Its Disabled Facilities Grant to £50,000: What It Means for Stairlift Funding Where You Live
Most people who look into funding for a stairlift quickly run into the same figure: £30,000. That is the maximum Disabled Facilities Grant a council in England must offer, and for years it has been treated as a hard ceiling. One council has just shown that it does not...
Poor Housing Raises Fall Risk for Older People: What a New Study Means for Home Safety
A new study has put a number on something many families sense instinctively: the condition of a home has a direct bearing on whether an older person falls in it. Researchers at the London School of Economics have found that homes with electrical or plumbing faults,...
New Planning Rules Require 40% of New Homes to Be Accessible: What It Means for Stairlift Users
The government has quietly rewritten one of the most important rulebooks in English housing, and for the first time it puts accessibility at its heart. An update to the National Planning Policy Framework now requires that at least 40 per cent of homes on major new...
Are the UK’s Homes Ready for the Shift to Care at Home?
Social care in the UK is being reshaped around a simple idea: support people in their own homes wherever possible, rather than in a hospital bed or a care home. It is a popular principle, but a warning from within the mobility industry this month asks an awkward...