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The Government has published this Digital Inclusion Action Plan and announced new funding will be available to help local and combined authorities to tackle digital exclusion. The plan includes funding for local initiatives targeted at people who are most digitally excluded, including older people and low-income households.

This report from the Centre for Ageing Better shows how the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities is making an impact on the lives of older people living in their local areas.

This Centre for Ageing Better report summarises the findings of an evaluation that demonstrates how increased provision of comprehensive home improvement services can enable a healthier population, strengthen the resilience of public services and result in better economic outcomes.

This briefing by Demos for the Centre for Ageing Better looks into recommendations to implement Good Home Hubs and identifies barriers to implementation, calculates current demand for services and estimates the longer term impacts of setting up Good Home Hubs across the country.

This report from the the International Longevity Centre finds that serious mental health conditions are hampering people’s ability to live more fulfilling long lives.

The government has published its proposals for implementing measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 and changes to Housing Benefit Regulations.

This inquiry report from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee makes a number of recommendations to government around the overarching themes of tackling ageist stereotypes, overcoming digital exclusion, enforcing older people’s rights and improved governance arrangements.

The government has published ‘Plan-making’ guidance which consolidates on number of aspects relating to planning requirements; from statutory duties and the role of plans to maintaining effective cooperation and a sound evidence base to delivering strategic matters and local interventions.

The Government has published this policy paper on its New Towns programme, providing an update on Phase One of the New Towns Taskforce, reiterating the programme’s aims and objectives and lessons learned from previous programmes which will help inform the Taskforce’s final report and outlining arrangements for Phase Two.

The joint Telecare National Action Plan from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is now out. It supersedes the DHSC Telecare Stakeholder Action Plan.