State and territory governments have recently agreed on minimum housing standards to make housing more accessible. Accessible housing design helps meet the needs of people with mobility restrictions related to age or disability.
After years of lobbying, state and territory members of the Building Minister’s Meeting (BMM) met on 30 April 2021 and agreed to update the National Construction Code to include a minimum level of accessible design elements.
National Seniors has been one of a number of ageing and disability organisations advocating for this important change through the Australian Network for Universal Housing Design. This advocacy ramped up recently, through the Building Better Homes campaign to push the issue in the lead up to the BMF meeting.
