1. East of England Housing LIN update 2018/19
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2. Policy news:
National Planning Policy Framework Consultation. Additional MHCLG guidance on housing for older people due before end of the year
Social Care Green Paper, 2018?
Have Your Say: Housing LIN Green Paper Survey Deadline 7 December
NPPF consultation: Housing LIN response highlighted a number of points. While welcoming the retention of the reference to the housing needs of older and disabled people, we highlighted that the draft definition of good design did not include any reference to inclusive design and design which enables healthy ageing, and we hoped that this omission would be addressed in the final version. We also looked forward to anticipated forthcoming detailed guidance from the Secretary of State to support local housing needs analysis, focusing on the needs of older and disabled people, as required by the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (no reference was made to this in the draft NPPF or any of the accompanying documents).
The MoU sets out a shared vision and commitment to integration across housing, health and care. Partners include Housing LIN, Public Health England, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Care and Repair England, ADASS, LGA, Foundations, CIH, NHF, Homeless Link, and many more.
It is anticipated that the Social Care Green Paper will include a strong focus on the role of housing in ensuring good outcomes for people with care and support needs.

3. Funding news:
Housing LIN response to Government’s Funding of Supported Housing consultation
Additional £55m announced in the Budget for DFGs
Homes England’s CME set to deliver CASSH priorities
- The Housing LIN broadly welcomed the decision to keep the funding for ‘sheltered’ and ‘long term’ supporting housing within the welfare system, but raised some concerns about the proposals for ‘short term’ supported housing to replace the current funding arrangements via the welfare system with a ring fenced grant to local authorities. At the same time, we highlighted some positive opportunities which a more holistic approach and a stronger role for local authorities might support, including the requirement on local authorities to produce a strategic plan for supported housing in their areas, with a key role for commissioning teams in top tier local authority areas.
- Early discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care, in connection with the Industrial Strategy, suggests a strong interest in working with the Housing LIN and other partners to explore future design standards for homes which enable healthy and active ageing (across the life course) – including ‘inclusive’ design as well as other areas including consideration of energy use, security features, design which enables healthy lifestyles, digital solutions, and technology which promotes health and wellbeing.

4. RIBA Bookshops - #AgeFriendlyHousing
Useful policy context, Insights, Info boxes and examples of mainstream and specialist housing for older people.
From ordinary housing, bungalows, retirement villages to extra care, residential care & hospices
Co-living & intergenerational living
Adaptations and future proofing our homes, including tech and eco-build
15 case studies (England and Europe)
£5 discount = AGE5
- This report was written by Jeremy Porteus, who provided secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing for an Ageing Population.
HAPPI 4, and all previous HAPPI reports, can be found on the Housing LIN website at
A few copies of the report are sent along other meeting’s papers

5. New Housing LIN Policy briefing
Innovative Housing Models for an Ageing Population
Industrial Strategy roundtable event with BEIS and DHCS organised by the Housing LIN
Connections across health, housing and care
Digital and Technology
Moving on in later life – Looking to the Future
Engaging the volume housebuilders?
Modular build techniques – a disruptive opportunity for innovation and improvement?
Intergenerational design & new forms of living
Who is ageing? – always somebody else
Highlights included Jeremy Myerson exploring the potential of design for enhanced later life, perspectives from the CLG Select Committee into housing for older people from Helen Hayes MP, and inspirational examples of innovative models of housing and care from the USA from Dr Bill Thomas.
There were a total of 18 workshops across the day on topics as diverse as the housing needs of older people from BME communities, the experience of Housing and Care 21 in moving towards becoming a ‘dementia friendly’ organisation, the use of technology in assisted living – and much, much more.
Many thanks to our sponsors, who are all acknowledged on the webpage, without whom the conference would not be possible.

6. New Housing LIN Practice briefing
Technology and Digital Connected Care Services: Towards the tipping point?
Focuses on what are the barriers for widespread adoption of digital technology in housing, health and care services?
What is the tipping point for digital in these sectors?
Highlights included Jeremy Myerson exploring the potential of design for enhanced later life, perspectives from the CLG Select Committee into housing for older people from Helen Hayes MP, and inspirational examples of innovative models of housing and care from the USA from Dr Bill Thomas.
There were a total of 18 workshops across the day on topics as diverse as the housing needs of older people from BME communities, the experience of Housing and Care 21 in moving towards becoming a ‘dementia friendly’ organisation, the use of technology in assisted living – and much, much more.
Many thanks to our sponsors, who are all acknowledged on the webpage, without whom the conference would not be possible.

7. - This report was written by Jeremy Porteus, who provided secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing for an Ageing Population.
HAPPI 4, and all previous HAPPI reports, can be found on the Housing LIN website at
A few copies of the report are sent along other meeting’s papers

8. A selection of recent Housing LIN blogs
Almshouses - leading the way in the sustainable provision of low-cost homes and community
The Future of Health and Housing is Community
Age Friendly Housing: What is needed for a step-change?
Intergenerational practice creates ageless communities
These are just a few examples of the most recent blogs which have been published.
The Housing LIN aims to publish a wide range of perspectives to encourage fresh thinking and stimulate debate.
If you would like to contribute a blog, offering an innovative, refreshing or thought-provoking perspective, please get in touch with the Housing LIN and let us know your idea.

9. New Viewpoint: Learn to Innovate – European lessons on designing for ageing well
A look at three schemes from Denmark and Holland

10. Housing LIN – projects in progress
Been supporting NHS England in Yorkshire and Humberside on the Transforming Care Programme to improve housing for people with learning disability/autism
Joint work with the Centre for Ageing Better and the Race Equality Foundation to explore the housing needs of older people from BME communities
In early discussion with partners to develop a Housing LIN Scotland
Recently held the Housing LIN Cymru – annual conference – 7 November, Newport
Planning for our 2019 annual conference. Edgbaston Cricket Club
BME project: Housing LIN and Race Equality Foundation have jointly commissioned a piece of research / census analysis on this topic by Manchester University; REF, the Centre for Ageing Better and the Housing LIN will be jointly hosting a round table event in July 2018 to explore the conclusions of this research in detail and consider priority areas where further work / recommendations may be needed.
The interventions covered in the map include projects and services where housing providers are offering extra care apartments for the purposes of step down from hospital; where housing officers are working as part of an integrated hospital discharge team; and where community based housing services are offering fast track repairs, adaptations and telecare services to enable people to come home from hospital. The Housing LIN and Foundations would welcome submissions of new projects, or projects we don’t yet know about, to be added to the map, which we will be aiming to update regularly – possibly quarterly – though the exact arrangements for this have not yet been finalised.
Possible new ‘Young Leaders’ programme for the Housing LIN is currently being explored. Please do get in touch if you have some good ideas about this or if you would like to contribute to our thinking.

11. Spotlight on extra care housing
YouTube videos: latest on technology enabled care in extra care housing last week. View at:
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Please do let us know if you have any thoughts or ideas about a potential Housing LIN training offer.
The Housing LIN is creating a new Healthy New Towns page on the website to enable all the relevant resources to be easily located in one place.
The RIBA book is due to be published in June 2018.

12. Housing LIN consultancy
Underpinning your learning and improvement
Developed new service webpages setting our consultancy, training and wider fee paying services to supplement our free online and regional Housing LIN networking activities. Examples of work include:
Strategic Housing for Older People Market Analysis for several county councils and unitary authorities in Wales and England (the latter as part of the LGA Housing Advisor programme)
Undertaking sheltered housing ‘fit for purpose’ asset management reviews for housing associations in the Midlands and Yorkshire
Commissioned by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists refresh its 2006 guide, Minor Adaptations without Delay. Due out Spring 2019
- Please do get in touch with the Housing LIN team if you would like to discuss our consultancy services and how we might be able to work with you.

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