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This week's newsletter unveils the 2024 Spring/Summer series of HAPPI Hour webinars, the shortlisted schemes for this year's National Housing Design Awards, two newly published resources present the findings from a pilot study of a ‘Serious Game’ called Hopetown, and more! 

Design for Homes, the organisers of the National Housing Design Awards, have announced the shortlisted schemes for this year’s awards, including 10 completed retirement homes/extra care housing developments and projects in the pipeline, as well as two supported housing schemes. The Housing LIN is proud to sponsor the HAPPI category.

IMPACT (Improving Adult Care Together) launches a new recruitment campaign for 2024/25 Senior Strategic Improvement Coaches (Demonstrators) and Facilitators. 

This report presents a range of impacts achieved by the University of Stirling's projects in the Social, Behavioural and Design Research Programme. 

Following a successful pilot with Clarion and Orbit, InCommon has developed a brand new Empower Programme. This webinar will explore how Empower helps housing associations across the UK deliver impactful intergenerational activities, with the help of a simple online platform.

These two newly published resources present the findings from a pilot study of a ‘Serious Game’ called Hopetown, an innovative tool for developing local housing partnerships, led by the Social Care Institute for Excellence in partnership with Socialudo, United St Saviour's Charity and Housing LIN. 

This week's newsletter highlights an upcoming webinar with InCommon to coincide with this year's Global Intergenerational Week, a project update from the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon research team, a celebration of #AutismAcceptanceWeek and lots more! 

Welcome to TAPPI Cast, our weekly update on the 'Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation' (TAPPI) project which aims to improve the way technology is used in housing and care for older people. Includes updates from our 6 Testbeds, Resources and Events of interest.

This new blog by Kathleen Woodhouse highlights the work of the Knowle West Healthy Living Centre in South Bristol, focusing on their efforts to engage older people in the community through an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach.

In its most recent findings, the MPs on the LUHC Committee have called for “urgent” reforms to shared ownership, after their inquiry found uncapped service charges, rising rents and unfair maintenance costs mean it is unaffordable.