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This report was developed in partnership with the National Academy of Social Prescribing, HACT, Royal Voluntary Service and Housing LIN. It outlines our first steps in building awareness and connection between social housing and the social prescribing community.

This week’s HLINks provides a comprehensive round-up of the latest Housing LIN news, views, resources, and events including the recording to Tuesday's HAPPI Hour on Older People's Care in Housing, A Manifesto for Change, an update on the Housing LIN Consultancy research with Kirklees Council and the launch of the new TEC Action Alliance website.   

This week's news was dominated by the government's delayed autumn statement. With inflation running at over 11% and interest rates at their highest for years, it set out the government's plans to address the cost of living crisis and financial markets' turmoil, significantly impacted by its September mini-budget.

We were delighted to present 'The Older People from Ethnic Minorities (OPEM) in Kirklees: Housing Needs and Preferences Study’ report at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People co-chaired by Peter Aldous MP and Lord Best.

The Housing LIN is proud to be a partner of this Alliance. Together we are pushing the agenda for empowering, personalised, quality TEC services.

A new Private Members’ Bill, tabled by Bob Blackman MP was published on Monday this week, proposing to give local authorities new powers to drive out poor practice in supported exempt housing. The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill also creates new strategic duties for national and local government to improve wider oversight of supported housing provision.

In a new practice guide published this week, the RTPI highlight the important role planners are playing in meeting the needs of England’s ageing population.

This week’s HLINks provides a comprehensive round-up of the latest Housing LIN news, views, resources, and events including the recording to our HAPPI Hour with Arcardis-IBI Group on creating inclusive, neuro-diverse environments and guest blog OpenAGE's Alex Evans on using technology to connect older residents and reduce social isolation.

As housing and social care looks for ways to reduce social isolation, and make better use of technology, Alex Evans, Independent Consultant, shares how research conducted by Open Age offers a glimpse into the difference that Zoom and similar technologies can make.

This week is Occupational Therapy (OT) week. Created by The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), OT Week aims to bring awareness to Occupational Therapists and all of the fantastic work they do.