Homes for disabled adults completed in Wolverhampton

The final phase has seen four three-bedroom homes recently completed at Dale Street and Russell Street, in the Graiseley area, with the tenants now having moved in.

The council said it is eager to ensure people live independent lives in their own homes in the city.

In total the Support Specialist Housing (CASSH) scheme has provided 10 such homes for families with an adult wheelchair user.

Four two-and-three-bedroom homes were finished at Lawnside Green, near East Park, in July last year, followed by two three-bedroom bungalows at Fifth Avenue, Low Hill, in September.

They have all been built by the former Heantun Housing Association (HHA), now part of Accord, which managed it on behalf of Wolverhampton council.

The units are part funded by £450,000 of a £900,000 Government Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) grant.

The remainder of the grant has been used by HHA in addition to its own funding to develop a further ten wheelchair accessible homes, which it owns and manages.

Councillor Peter Bilson, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for City Housing and Assets, said: "This is good news for our residents and is the first house building project of this kind for the city council.

“It is enabling people to lead independent and fulfilling lives at home with their families.

“It is vital we are responsive to the range of needs represented on our housing register, and we are determined to do more.”

The properties are fully wheelchair accessible, have height-adjustable hob and sink sections in the kitchen, shower areas in bathrooms suitable for wheelchair users or adults with other disabilities, and allow for the fitting of a hoist if required, as well as any other adjustments suggested by the client’s Occupation Therapist.

Sara Woodall, Accord’s Executive Director of Communities, said: “We were delighted to be part of bringing these self-contained houses and bungalows to Wolverhampton, and it is heartening to see that they have been situated within established residential communities, and have been supported by local Tenant and Resident Associations.”