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HUGE numbers of older and disabled people struggle to get into their own homes, and to take a bath or shower

One in four people with housing accessibility needs say they find it “difficult” or “very difficult” to even get past their front door

And almost three out of five have problems accessing their own bathrooms, a study by Leonard Cheshire Disability reveals

The study follows a BBC investigation that found three of England’s largest cities have no plans for providing wheelchair-accessible homes

Problems are compounded by long waiting lists for suitably accessible social housing, according to Habinteg Housing Association,