help and support | believe housing

safety in your home | believe housing

careers | believe housing

employability and learning | believe housing

app and portal downtime | believe housing

county durham housing association: providing affordable homes

swapping your home | believe housing

domestic abuse | believe housing

governance | believe housing

developments | believe housing

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

ensure-minimum-target-size

August 2025

July 2025

Believe Housing Limited

Title / URL	Issues
help and support \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/help-and-support/	13
safety in your home \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/safety-in-your-home/	12
careers \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/careers/	12
employability and learning \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/employability-and-learning/	12
app and portal downtime \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/notifications/system-downtime/	12
county durham housing association: providing affordable homeswww.believehousing.co.uk/	12
swapping your home \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/find-a-home/mutual-exchange/	12
domestic abuse \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/domestic-abuse/	12
governance \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/about-us/governance/	12
developments \| believe housingwww.believehousing.co.uk/developments/	12

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Believe Housing Limited

Where this issue has occurred