Data on people registering with the council with a disability 22 19* 52* 21 Social landlord data 21 15* 59* 47* DWP Disability Living Allowance claimant data 21 20 28 21 DWP Personal Independence Payment claimant data 15 14 24* 21 NHS data 15 11* 55* 11 Base: authorities who conduct housing market assessment. GB (305), England (257), Scotland (29), Wales (19) Perhaps reflecting different regional approaches to housing market assessment across England, authorities in the East of England were more likely to incorporate household surveys (56%) in their assessment than their counterparts in the East Midlands (23%) and the neighbouring South East region (19%). Authorities in the East of England were also more likely to draw upon DWP Disability Living Allowance claimant data (35%) and DWP Personal Independence Payment data (32%) than those authorities in the East Midlands (14%; 11%) and the North West (12%; 6%). This may reflect regional cooperation in the design of assessments. 3.5 Data availability on disabled people Local authorities were asked about the general usefulness of the data they possess for making a variety of estimations about disabled peoples’ need and demand for accessible and adaptable housing. As shown in Figure 3.2, they were asked to rate the quality of their data on a scale of poor’ to good’ for seven purposes: ‘very ‘very The total number of disabled people living in the authority area The number of people with specific disabilities The number of disabled people currently inappropriately housed The number of disabled people currently in residential care who could live independently if appropriate housing were available The number of people in the area likely to require an accessible home in the future. Demand for specific adaptations in the home
Data on people registering with the council with a disability 22 19* 52* 21 Social landlord data 21 15* 59* 47* DWP Disability Living Allowance claimant data 21 20 28 21 DWP Personal Independence Payment claimant data 15 14 24* 21 NHS data 15 11* 55* 11 Base: authorities who conduct housing market assessment. GB (305), England (257), Scotland (29), Wales (19) Perhaps reflecting different regional approaches to housing market assessment across England, authorities in the East of England were more likely to incorporate household surveys (56%) in their assessment than their counterparts in the East Midlands (23%) and the neighbouring South East region (19%). Authorities in the East of England were also more likely to draw upon DWP Disability Living Allowance claimant data (35%) and DWP Personal Independence Payment data (32%) than those authorities in the East Midlands (14%; 11%) and the North West (12%; 6%). This may reflect regional cooperation in the design of assessments. 3.5 Data availability on disabled people Local authorities were asked about the general usefulness of the data they possess for making a variety of estimations about disabled peoples’ need and demand for accessible and adaptable housing. As shown in Figure 3.2, they were asked to rate the quality of their data on a scale of ‘very poor’ to ‘very good’ for seven purposes: The total number of disabled people living in the authority area The number of people with specific disabilities The number of disabled people currently inappropriately housed The number of disabled people currently in residential care who could live independently if appropriate housing were available The number of people in the area likely to require an accessible home in the future. Demand for specific adaptations in the home