Cardiff Accessible Homes
Who are Cardiff Accessible Homes?
Within the Cardiff area, there are many people and families who need a home that has been purpose built or adapted to meet their needs.
This relates to wheelchair accessible housing and properties that are suitable for people who have mobility difficulties and who have may have specific needs which may mean their home should have particular features such as a level access shower, stair-lift and through floor lift.
However, due to short supply of properties built or adapted to necessary standards, disabled people often have to wait a long time for a suitable property to become available.
Cardiff Accessible Homes was set up in 2003 to help applicants who wish to move from their current property into a property that suits their needs.
The project is currently supported and funded by Cardiff County Council, Cadwyn, Cardiff Community, Hafod, Linc-Cymru, United Welsh, Taff Housing and Wales and West Housing Associations.
The project is monitored by a steering group made up of representatives from the local authority, housing associations, disabled tenants and organisations who work with disabled people within the Cardiff area.
For even more information on Cardiff Accessible Homes download our information guide here.
- Manages a list of disabled people wanting to move to an adapted and/or accessible property in Cardiff
- Manages a register of adapted and accessible properties in Cardiff
- Manages a process that matches available properties to those applicants on the accessible housing waiting list
- People with mobility difficulties
- People with physical difficulties
If you have a particular need involving adaptations or aids which would affect what type of housing you need then we may be able to help.
This could be access needs (such as a ramp or walk in shower) or other needs (such as storage space for an electric wheelchair).
- Anyone who has been evicted for breaking the conditions of their tenancy agreement
- Anyone who has been convicted of criminal acts taking place within any Housing Association or Local Authority property or against staff, tenants or neighbours
- Anyone aged under the age of 16
- Anyone who we believe would not be able to manage a tenancy without specialised support
- Anyone who following the project’s referral process, is identified as posing an unacceptable risk to themselves, others or both
- Housing Association only – Anyone who owes money to one of the partner organisations (unless that person can show they have made a satisfactory arrangement to pay the debt)
Cardiff Accessible Homes
Tolven Court
Dowlais Road
Cardiff
CF24 5LQ
Phone: 02920 468 408
Fax: 02920 494 874
Email: CAH@ccha.org.uk
If you would like a member of the project team to visit you at your home, to assist you in completing an application form, we can arrange this.
Your application will be passed to an Occupational Therapist (OT) who will arrange to visit you at your property. The OT will assess your needs and make a decision regarding your eligibility.
If the OT confirms a need for re-housing your application to an adapted property your application will be processed and you will be accepted onto the Accessible Homes housing register.
Should the OT not feel there is a need for re-housing to an adapted property we will write to you with the decision and provide you with information on other housing options.
The need is based on the OT assessment and also other factors such as homelessness and people in hospital who are unable to return to their current property. Should more than one applicant match the property and have the same OT and housing award the person who has been on the list longest will be contacted first.
If you decide to refuse the property you should let us know as soon as possible and explain why you have refused the property. Your application will not be affected by this refusal as long as the reasons given for the refusal are satisfactory. If you refuse an offer you will remain on the register.
Useful Contacts And Telephone Numbers
If you would like further information or have any questions about Cardiff Accessible Homes please use the contact details above.
Other appropriate organisations include:
Bridgend Accessible Housing | 01656 762464 |
Rhondda Cynon Taff Pathways to Adapted Housing | 01443 493621 |
Swansea Housing ADAPT | 01792 479247 |
Connect to Cardiff | 02920 872087 |
Occupational Therapy Service | 02920 767404 |
Rookwood Hospital Disabled Living Centre | 02920 560704 |
British Red Cross – Medical Equipment Loan Service | 02920 236534 |