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A new report by the Centre for Ageing Better aims to raise awareness of the links between health and homes and provide examples of local systems that have developed cross-sector initiatives to improve residents’ health by tackling problems in the home.

The government yesterday published its consultation on Right to Buy in England, setting out its intention to reform the regime in order to stem the decline of social housing stock and how councils can reinvest capital receipts to build new social housing. The deadline for submitting a response is 15 January 2025.

We’re excited to share the findings from Housing for People with Learning Disabilities: Renting Your Own Place—a groundbreaking research project that highlights how people with little or no statutory support can be better supported in social housing and the private rented sector.

In this blog, Amelia Swaby, Part II Architectural Assistant at P+HS Architects, explores whether or not a particular type of age-segregation can harm social integration and wellbeing.

Older people and those with health conditions or disabilities are particularly at risk of negative impacts on health and wellbeing linked to living in a colder home, and additional population groups can also be vulnerable, according to new research from Public Health Wales and Bangor University.

In this week’s HLINks newsletter, sign up to tomorrow's health and housing HAPPI Hour webinar; watch last week's launch of a new Housing LIN animation titled 'Future-Ready Sheltered Housing for Tomorrow's World'; get up to date with the latest Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing research project findings, and read up on all the latest sector resources!

The Local Government Association have updated their digital switchover partner loolkit, intended for councils and partners to use to raise awareness of the digital switchover and its implications for residents.

The Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester invites you to take part in a study that involves completing an anonymous survey to explore stigma, prejudice and discrimination towards people with dementia living in Extra Care Housing settings.

With a renewed emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and delivering care closer to home, as outlined in the Labour government’s Darzi Review on the state of the NHS, this HAPPI Hour session will explore various approaches to integrating health and housing, shifting the focus from acute health care to community-based and home care support.

Revealing that councils have seen a dramatic rise in the costs of support for working age adults and those with a lifelong disabled condition, a new report from the County Councils Network details the complexity behind the increased spending and proposes reforms that will focus on prevention, enabling more independence and reducing costs.