Merton CIL has expressed concern about the lack of consideration of accessible housing in the Council's consultation on its housing strategy which covers how new housing will be delivered in the borough.

Over the past year, there has been lots of evolving and adapting happening at Merton CIL. In this edition we update you on the updates to our services and urge member to get in touch. We are keen to hear from our members about how we are doing and if there is anything that we can improve. You can find out more on page 9.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched an inquiry into people's experiences of challenging or trying to challenge council decisions about adult social care. This includes decisions about whether people are entitled to support from adult social care and what type of and how much support they get.

Merton CIL's shares the concerns of many other Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations about the government's new disability strategy. The strategy falls at the first hurdle as it hasn't been co-produced with Deaf and Disabled people and has ended up being a mishmash of old promises repackaged and plans for more consultation, with very little that is going to have a great impact on the lives of Deaf and Disabled people. Merton CIL supports the view of the Disabled People's Forum that any plan to improve the lives of Deaf and Disabled people needs to be based on UN Convention on the rights of Disabled people. You can read the National Disability Strategy here - https://bit.ly/3ypJz55 You can read an easy read version of the strategy here - https://bit.ly/37jpQbg