PETITION FOR EQUAL HOUSING CHOICE FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS And SENIOR CITIZENS

Living In Social housing and Wrekin Housing Trust Property.



The Wrekin Housing Trust are able to discriminate against disabled Residents on the grounds of disability.

A Disabled persons Choice of Home is reduced by at least 95% when compared to an able bodied person.

As an able bodied person, regardless of banding, they have the opportunity to apply for 150 houses per year.

This figure is reduced to a maximum of 6 per year for a disabled person and there appears to be no formal or accurate method of assessing the needs of Individual Disabled Residents..

Many disabled residents have aids that can easily be transferred from one property to another without any additional effort, but the Wrekin Housing Trust refuse to address the issue of ensuring equality of choice.

The gap between Disabled residents and able bodied residents needs to be addressed and closed with the Wrekin Housing trust being brought out to answer why they openly discriminate.

You can download a petition form below and return it to myself with the signatures you have collected.

I am now raising an online petition to Petition The Prime Minister on this very important and unfair issue.

When and if the Petition is allowed I will place the relevant web address online.

The Petition has now been sent off to N0.10 and will read as follows

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Your petition reads:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Equal Housing
Choice For Disabled Social Housing residents

The Wrekin Housing Trust are able to discriminate against
disabled Residents on the grounds of disability.

A Disabled persons Choice of Home is reduced by at least 95%
when compared to an able bodied person.

As an able bodied person, regardless of banding, they have the
opportunity to apply for 150 houses per year.

This figure is reduced to a maximum of 6 per year for a
disabled person and there appears to be no formal or accurate
method of assessing the needs of Individual Disabled
Residents..

Many disabled residents have aids that can easily be
transferred from one property to another without any additional
effort, but the Wrekin Housing Trust refuse to address the
issue of ensuring equality of choice.

The gap between Disabled residents and able bodied residents
needs to be addressed and closed with the Wrekin Housing trust
being brought out to answer why they openly discriminate.

Thank you for submitting your petition.

Please click on the link below to confirm that you wish the
Number 10 website to display the petition at the bottom of this
email in your name.

Your petition reads:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Equal Housing
Choice For Disabled Social Housing residents

The Wrekin Housing Trust are able to discriminate against
disabled Residents on the grounds of disability.

A Disabled persons Choice of Home is reduced by at least 95%
when compared to an able bodied person.

As an able bodied person, regardless of banding, they have the
opportunity to apply for 150 houses per year.

This figure is reduced to a maximum of 6 per year for a
disabled person and there appears to be no formal or accurate
method of assessing the needs of Individual Disabled
Residents..

Many disabled residents have aids that can easily be
transferred from one property to another without any additional
effort, but the Wrekin Housing Trust refuse to address the
issue of ensuring equality of choice.

The gap between Disabled residents and able bodied residents
needs to be addressed and closed with the Wrekin Housing trust
being brought out to answer why they openly discriminate.

Thank you for submitting your petition.

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Letter Sent to the SS

Disability discrimination is alive and well within the Wrekin Housing Housing Trust.

If you are an able bodied resident, you have the right to Choose upto 150 homes, regardless of banding in the Choose Your Home Scheme.

This choice is dropped by at least 95% if you are disabled.

A disabled resident can only choose a maximum of 6 properties per year.

This is Disability Discrimination.

I am now raising a local petition and am looking for other residents to join me.

I am also in the process of petitioning the Prime Minister to gain a wider and fairer choice for the disabled residents in all our communities.

Disability is an issue that can effect anyone of us at anytime and affects many people in different ways.

One thing all Disabled people have in common who rely on Social Housing, is the lack of fair choice and clarity of policy, procedure and practice.

Now is the time not only to say, “Enough is Enough” – it is also time to do something about it.

Are you disabled, are you having housing problems, are prepared to to do something about it.

If so, lets get together, the ball is already rolling, now lets make our voices heard.

Together as one voice.

Contact John Franklyn on 01952 676990.
Email- telfordcouncilwatch@minister.com
Website – www.telfordcouncilwatch.org.uk

Lets turn voice of the minority into the voice of the majority.

Act now before it is too late.

John Franklyn, Donnington, 676990

Surely disability discrimination is illegal?

What have the trustees got to say about this?

MR IAN THOMAS WELLS FLETCHER
MR JOHN CHARLES MINOR
MR JEREMY CHARLES STEPHEN DUCE
MR JOHN GILBERT SERCOMBE
MANDY HOLCROFT
MR DOUGLAS ERNEST CADMAN WRIGHT
MR ROBERT GLEN FLOYD
MS MARGO BROTHERTON
MISS SUSAN MARION ELIZABETH RUSHTON
MR JAFFERHUSEIN KAPASI
MR ANDREW COPSON
MISS GILLIAN MARY PHILLIPS

"MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 APRIL 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS OF 1 MARCH 1999, 2 MARCH 1999, 15 JUNE 2005 AND 14 MARCH 2007
Objects FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY (A) PROVIDE HOUSING AND HOSTELS AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS (b) PROVIDING FOR AGED, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED (WHETHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF HOUSES OR HOSTELS AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS (C) SEE MEMORANDUM FOR REMAINDER OF OBJECTS"

They would seem to be in breach of their memorandum and articles as registered with the Charity Commission.

Well pointed out Matt, it could be worth having a chat with the Charity Commission, I certainly have no reason believe they are acheiving their ow aims.

The following is an extract from a document from this link: http://www.telford.gov.uk/demservices/DisplayDocument.asp?type=pdf&ref=6657


Relocation Loan Assistance

To enable a disabled person requiring adaptations to a property, where it is not considered feasible to adapt their existing dwelling, to relocate to a suitably adapted or adaptable property.
Assistance Criteria and Limits

a. The proposed property must be fit for human habitation and meet the decent home criteria.

b. The property must be certified as suitable for the disabled person by the Agency Service Team and an Occupational Therapist.

Surely this also contradicts anything they say in relation to a disabled person can ONLY be provided with a house which is ALREADY suitably adapted.

My wife is not the only person who is being treated this way. I have learned of 4 other individuals in the last few days.

I already have several petitions from TCW being completed and will get them to you by post very soon John.

I have just sent an email to Jim Hawkins and the BBC to see if they will assist in raising the profile of this issue and provide a forum for debate.

I will be writing to others formally to see what response they come up with.

Peedoff wrote:

QUOTE:
The following is an extract from a document from this link:
http://www.telford.gov.uk/demservices/DisplayDocument.asp?type=pdf&ref=6657


Relocation Loan Assistance

To enable a disabled person requiring adaptations to a property, where it is not considered feasible to adapt their existing dwelling, to relocate to a suitably adapted or adaptable property.
Assistance Criteria and Limits

a. The proposed property must be fit for human habitation and meet the decent home criteria.

b. The property must be certified as suitable for the disabled person by the Agency Service Team and an Occupational Therapist.

Surely this also contradicts anything they say in relation to a disabled person can ONLY be provided with a house which is ALREADY suitably adapted.

My wife is not the only person who is being treated this way. I have learned of 4 other individuals in the last few days.

I already have several petitions from TCW being completed and will get them to you by post very soon John.

Yes, but that's TWC. And the WHT is entirely different... oh! Perhaps not that different!

I walked the dogs around the block last night and identified two houses, partially adapted for disabled residents given to families who are able bodied.

The WHT have a policy that does not work.

Extracts from WHT Housing policies. They fail to mention that being disabled may be be too costly to move you from one home to another if any or further adaptations are required to the property you wish to move to.

Able living service

This service offers adaptations and advice if your health needs make life difficult in your current accommodation. Adaptations are changes to your home that allow you, a family member or carer greater safety, mobility or better access to your home - letting you live independently.

It's not always possible to adapt a home. If we can't, we'll work with you to find more suitable accommodation or other solutions for your needs.

You can apply by contacting your local Trust shop or office, or by telephoning 01952 217148. If you live in sheltered housing you can speak to your scheme manager or ask your occupational therapist to apply on your behalf.

When you apply to our Able Living Service we may visit you to carry out an assessment.

We will check:

that you get the right advice and support

what changes would meet your needs

whether there are any better ways to meet your needs

whether moving to an already adapted property may be more suitable than making changes to your home

that we are meeting our adaptations policy.

There is a limit to how much we can spend on an adaptation. If the work needed is going to cost more than this limit, we'll advise you on options available.

Putting customers first

At The Wrekin Housing Trust we aim to provide you with a friendly and efficient service and this leaflet tells you more about what you can expect from us.

We believe in providing the best possible housing services by valuing and treating our customers as individuals. We have worked with both customers and staff to develop our vision of good-value customer service. Our vision is to:

give a prompt, reliable and friendly service

get the job done - properly

treat people fairly

listen and take notice

give value for money

look out for people at risk

look for better ways of doing things

support people to take pride in their homes and neighbourhoods

think ahead and plan for future generations

give employees the skills and resources to deliver the right service for customers.

This will happen if we all work together