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  • Housing Allocations Policy Consultation

    Housing Allocations Policy Consultation

    05 November 2025

    In Phase 2 of Sheffield City Council’s review of their Housing Allocations Policy, they have taken all feedback into account and created a new draft of the policy. Consultation on the final draft is open until 17th November and the Council would welcome your views.

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  • New Housing Vulnerability Policy

    New Housing Vulnerability Policy

    04 November 2025

    By reading their draft policy and completing their short survey you can help the Housing Service to understand and define what it means to be vulnerable and what adjustments can be put in place to support vulnerable individuals to access their service. The consultation closes on 19 November

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  • Call for your Taxi Experiences for Policy Review

    Call for your Taxi Experiences for Policy Review

    25 April 2022

    Have you tried to book a taxi lately? After our appearance on Look North on 13 April we are keen to respond to Sheffield City Council’s consultation on its draft Private Hire Operator and Vehicle Licence Policy. So we are looking to hear from you before 6 May about your recent stories – your experiences, both good and bad – of using taxis in Sheffield if you would like to share your views with us to include as evidence in our consultation response.

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  • Our Halo Code Commitment

    Our Halo Code Commitment

    17 September 2021

    We are pleased to announce that Disability Sheffield has adopted the Halo Code to prevent race-based hair discrimination in our workplace. Race-based hair discrimination is where Black people are told their hair textures and hairstyles are inappropriate, unattractive, and unprofessional due to racist attitudes. We want to to ensure no members of our team, both employees and volunteers, are ever made to feel ashamed or excluded due to their hair.

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  • Help the Policy Lab to Gain Insight Into Life As A Disabled Person

    Help the Policy Lab to Gain Insight Into Life As A Disabled Person

    13 November 2019

    The Civil Service is looking for volunteers to take part in major research into the everyday lived experience of individual disabled people. The Policy Lab, based in the Cabinet Office, is looking for people who have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities. Your input will help policy makers in the Civil Service to better understand the people they are trying to reach. High Street Vouchers are provided to all research participants.

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