Accessibility statement for the Affordable Housing Grant service
This accessibility statement applies to the Affordable Housing Grant website.
This website is run by Homes England. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. Abilitynet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- form input fields do not always have accessible labels
- page regions are not always identified by an ARIA landmark
- ARIA labels are often not descriptive or accurate to an element’s function
- page structure is not always marked correctly for screen reader navigation
- page titles are not always unique
- autocomplete functionality is not available on expected input fields
- some input fields lack descriptive guidance for screen readers
- elements of the page are not accessible using keyboard only
- headings are not appropriately structured across the site
- repetitive blocks of content cannot always be skipped using keyboard only or screen readers
- absence of effective error handling on some pages
- HTML validation errors are present
- some colour contrast issues
- some conflicts with symbols and how they are communicated to users relying on screen readers
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us by email on SAHP@homesengland.gov.uk or call 0300 123 4500.
You can also use these contact details if you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies
(Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’).
If you are not happy with how we respond to your complaint,
contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Homes England is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Principle 1: Perceivable – Information and users interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
1.1.1 All non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
1.3.1 Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
Principle 2: Operable – User interface components and navigation must be operable.
2.4.1 A mechanism is available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple web pages (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
2.4.2 Web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
2.4.3 If a Web page can be navigated sequentially and the navigation sequences affect meaning or operation, focusable components receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
2.5.3 For user interface components with labels that include text or images of text, the name contains the text that is presented visually (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
Principle 3: Understandable – Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.
3.3.1 If an input error is automatically detected, the item that is in error is identified and the error is described to the user in text (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
3.3.2 Labels or instructions are provided when content requires user input (Level A). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
3.3.3 If an input error is automatically detected and suggestions for correction are known, then the suggestions are provided to the user, unless it would jeopardise the security or purpose of the content (Level AA). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
4.1.3 In content implemented using markup languages, status messages can be programmatically determined through role or properties such that they can be presented to the user by assistive technologies without receiving focus (Level AA). We plan to address this issue by December 2026.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 9 December 2025. It was last reviewed on 9 December 2025.