New Housing LIN guest blog on the decision to downsize in later life

Following Housing Minister Chris Pincher's Times article (opens new window) on downsizing, Gail Lincoln, former researcher and lecturer in Health Science at the University of Westminster, reflects on her own research on wellbeing differences in older 'Movers' and 'Non Movers'. 

Gail looks at the reasons behind a decision to move, the health benefits of planning ahead, and reveals why it is so important to both provide advice and practical support to 'Movers' while also seek innovation to enable the option of staying put.