Curated Highlights: Noteworthy Finds from Week Ending 8 September 2023
As we pause for a summer interlude with the Housing LIN e-newsletter, HLINks, let's catch a glimpse of noteworthy finds from the week ending on Friday, 8st September 2023.
Older People’s Housing Taskforce – A progress update
The Secretariat to the Older People’s Housing Taskforce has produced a progress update highlighting key activities since its launch by Ministers on 16 May 2023. It sets outs the scope of the Taskforce, visits and events undertaken and also issues a reminder to take part in the call for evidence which closes on Monday, 18 September 2023.
Housing LIN supports Accessible Homes Week 2023
Accessible Homes Week celebrates what an accessible home can do for a person's wellbeing, independence and overall quality of life. This year, we draw attention to a collection of relevant and useful reports and blogs, including their new research demonstrating the economic and social value of wheelchair user homes to society.
Housing and Dementia (opens new window)
September marks World Alzheimer’s Month, which aims to raise awareness and challenge stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s and dementia. Jeremy Porteus, Chief Executive of the Housing LIN shares his views on the importance of considering housing when supporting people living with dementia.
Government delivers extra £50 million home adaptation funding
The Government has announced an extra £50 million for the Disabled Facilities Grant on top of the annual £573 million already provided. It is the first tranche of a £102 million investment over two years, that will enable local authorities to provide additional services that are agile, make minor adaptations quickly and support speedier hospital discharge.
Peers have voted in favour of Healthy Homes for all in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
Tabled by Lord Nigel Crisp, Peers voted this week in the House of Lords in favour of Healthy Homes for all in an amendment to the government's Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
TAPPI Cast – 8 September 2023
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.
Reserve Your Spot for our Oxford event on Housing for People with Learning Disabilities
You're invited to attend this in-person event on Housing for People with Learning Disabilities, taking place in Oxford Town Hall on Wednesday, 27th September from 10:30 - 14:30, which will see the official launch of research on supporting people with learning disabilities to rent their own homes.
Exploring interventions to tackle loneliness (opens new window)
Published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, this rapid systematic review summarises what interventions work to tackle loneliness and a report exploring the knowledge of professionals working to evaluate loneliness interventions. Includes reports by What Works Centre for Wellbeing and Campaign to End Loneliness.
Builder, Expert, Disruptor, Leader: The Mary Roles of People with Lived Experience (opens new window)
This research paper, published by the International Journal of Integrated Care, identified four key roles that people with lived experience of health and social care, including family carers, can adopt to be at the heart of integrated care policy and practice.
Toward a feminist housing commons? Conceptualising care-(as)-work in collaborative housing
This article, published in Housing, Theory and Society, shows that the framework of care-(as)-work is key to bringing a critical understanding of the labour, often gendered, that goes into making and maintaining “community” in collaborative housing.
Older renters served with an eviction notice every 16 minutes, research suggests (opens new window)
The housing charity Shelter is calling for the government to finally scrap no-fault evictions, saying delays to the Renters Reform Bill are harming the health of thousands.
Linden Farm: how one family built their own supported living property (opens new window)
This article hears how one family’s efforts to build a supported living property for their son has inspired others around the country to follow suit. It includes powerful example of importance of supported housing and lack of supply, referencing our recent research commissioned by the LDAHN.