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The Dunhill Medical Trust officially launch TAPPI: Phase 2 - From Principles to Implementation

This week, the Housing LIN was pleased to promote the official launch of TAPPI2 - From Principles to Implementation at the ITEC Conference 2022 in Birmingham, backed up by a new community of practice microsite.

Funded by The Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) and co-delivered with the TEC Services Association (TSA), DMT also announced at the conference their new call for proposals for up to four locality-based organisations who will receive support from our delivery partners in the form of coaching, facilitation and practical tools, as well as a fund of £75k each to support them through a 12-15 month programme.  

TAPPI2 will ensure that the evidence gathered by the Inquiry in TAPPI1 is built upon and used to create a widely accepted Framework which embeds the recommended TAPPI Principles within a transformational change programme.

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New study launched to explore diversity and inclusion in later life living environments among the UK Bangladeshi elders’ community

Saturday, 26th March celebrated Bangladeshi Independence Day and in partnership with the Open University and Bangla Housing Association, we showed support by launching a new study that will focus on the entrenched housing and health inequalities of Bangladeshi elders (‘probin’ in Bangla) in East London.

Amar bari, amar jibon’ (My home, my life): developing living environments for Bangladeshi elders, is a pioneering 36-month long research project, funded by The Dunhill Medical Trust, that will explore diversity and inclusion in later life living environments and communities in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham.

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Lastly, The Open University have extended the deadline for applications for Postdoctoral Research Associate post to support this project until Thursday, 14 April 2022

• Apply here

Housing, Community, Disability, and Ageing

Disabled Facilities Grant delivery: new guidance for local authorities in England

We are pleased to report that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Department of Health and Social Care have issued new guidance for local authorities in England on the effective delivery of the Disabled Facilities Grant to best serve the needs of local older and disabled people. The guidance also draws attention to the RCOT report, Adaptations without Delay, produced by our consultancy team.

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Reminder Alert: Consultation questions launched for Mayhew Review on Integrated Retirement Communities

ARCO has commissioned Professor Les Mayhew and the International Longevity Centre to lead an extensive review of the unmet need amongst older people for housing-with-care such as Integrated Retirement Communities. Have your say by next Friday, 8th April 2022.

New Hoarding and Supported Housing study - 'To make it better to live, you know?'

This summary by from the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University and the housing team at Gateshead Council, is the result of a 12-month research project funded by the Sir Halley Stewart Trust to explore older people’s experiences of moving from independent to supported housing.

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What else caught our interest?

• DLHUC funding for co-ops and community land trusts: New fund gives communities power to deliver affordable homes
• DLUHC call for resident panel members: Social Housing Quality Resident Panel (includes residents of sheltered housing)
• Phoenix Group Insight report (includes section on housing): The Longer Lives Index
• ARCO reminder: Calls for right to suitable housing for older people as review launches to assess shortfall

Design, Construction, Planning and Technology

TAPPI2: From Principles to Implementation - Weekly updates

This week, the Housing LIN was pleased to promote the official launch of TAPPI2 - From Principles to Implementation, funded by The Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) and co-delivered with the TEC Services Association (TSA).

To coincide with this we have launched a microsite where you can access all information relating to this exciting project.

Whilst applications for a Co-production and Engagement partner are now closed, the deadline for an Evaluation and Shared Learning Partner closes on Friday, 8 April at 5pm.

Call for TAPPI2 Demonstrator site opens

As reported above, TAPPI2 seeks to co-produce a 'TAPPI Framework' by working with four locality 'testbeds' (or demonstrator sites), led by community-based organisations who are interested in ensuring that the principles proposed during Phase 1 are developed and tested in real settings.

Applications for this call close on Monday 16th May 2022 at 5pm

• More information and how to apply

Government agrees to meet Healthy Homes campaign with a view to better integrating health in housing and planning policy

In response to Lord Crisp’s Report Stage amendment this week to put health and wellbeing at the core of the Building Safety Bill, Lord Greenhalgh, Government Minister in the Lords, has agreed to work with the Healthy Homes campaign to integrate health in built environment policy.

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What else caught our interest?

• Housing Digital article: Social landlords to bid for tech grants to make homes ‘care ready’
• Legrand blog: The need to understand digital maturity within the workforce

Health and Social Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability

What else caught our interest?

• Department of Health and Social Care statement: The Minister has set out the next steps for living with COVID-19
• Department of Health and Social Care adult social care guidance: Updated Infection Prevention and Control guidance and new COVID-19 supplement
• Department of Health and Social Care guidance: Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund 2022 to 2023
• TLAP podcast: Podcast - Personalisation in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
• Autism Acceptance Week: Progress Housing video: Meet Josh

Scotland

Join us for the rescheduled HAPPI Hour webinar, 'Housing LIN Scotland presents, in partnership with SFHA' on Tuesday, 26th April 4:00pm – 5:15pm

Following November's TAPPI Inquiry report launch and focus on Scottish example of housing and care technology, we are pleased to host this HAPPI Hour session in partnership with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations to take a look at the Scottish government's recent Digital health and care strategy.

• More info and booking

Events

Watch, Listen & Learn

You are invited to join our forthcoming HAPPI Hours!

• HAPPI Hour - Fire safety in extra care housing on Tuesday 4 April, 4:00pm – 5:15pm
• HAPPI Hour - Housing LIN Scotland presents, in partnership with SFHA on Tuesday 26 April, 4:00pm – 5:15pm

We also look forward to announcing our May programme of HAPPI Hour sessions in the coming weeks. In the meantime, view all previous HAPPI Hours – Recording, presentation slides and chat report available.

Events supported by the Housing LIN

• Property Week - Later Living Conference 2022: Unlocking the potential of the later living market on Thursday 23rd June 2022.
• SALUS Healthy City Design conference 10-11 October 2022 - Call for papers now open

In next week’s HLINks

We are delighted to be hosting another HAPPI Hour, ‘Fire safety in extra care housing’. Taking place on Tuesday, 5 April, this session will be exploring fire safety and protection in extra care housing with a great set of speakers from PRP architects, Ongo Homes, Metropolitan Thames Valley and Greensquare Accord housing associations. We will also be joined by a representative from DLUHC.

Lastly, we look forward to publishing a new guest blog by Nigel Hopkins, International Programme Director, Standards Wise International. With a forthcoming Housing for Older People Taskforce being established, he looks at how standards in senior living can benefit both the consumer and the service provider.