HLINks - Housing for older BME people and Housing LIN Conference 2019

Housing LIN Briefing

Housing and the older ethnic minority population in England

This briefing, by the Race Equality Foundation and the Housing LIN, addresses the future mainstream housing needs of older black and minority ethnic (BME) groups as they converge towards the age profile of the UK.

Although this paper does not address the specialist housing needs of older BME groups, a recommendation is made that this topic should be further addressed elsewhere.

• Housing and the older ethnic minority population in England

Ageing

• Britons ‘overwhelmingly negative’ about old age, study finds

Planning and Building

• MHCLG - Commissioners appointed to new home design body
• Half of councils expected to miss housebuilding targets

Dementia

• Dementia-friendly sport and physical activity

Health and Social Care

• Shaping healthy places: exploring the district council role in health

Disability

• What would a truly disabled-accessible city look like?

Regional News

• ‘We need to change perceptions of ageing in Bristol’

• Sheltered housing in Bournemouth and Poole is being 'redesignated'

• BBC Sunday Politics South (featuring a piece about extra care housing in Winchester at 18m30s)

• Work underway on new extra care facility (Yorkshire)

Scottish News

• Social housing and green infrastructure design fund launched

Welsh News

• Reassurance provided over plans for extra care facility in Buckley

Events

Managed by Housing LIN

• Housing LIN Annual Conference - Birmingham - 20th March (fully booked)
• Eastern Region Housing LIN Meeting - Walton-on-the-Naze - 11th June

Promoted by Housing LIN

• Meeting Expectations with Digital Telecare - Bedfordshire - 3rd April
• Meeting Expectations with Digital Telecare - Doncaster - 1st May

Next Week

Next week we're launching our new video Bridging the Health and Housing Gap, a part of our series Spotlight on Extra Care Housing.