LINks - the Housing LIN's essential weekly bulletin (w/c 14 March)

Welcome to LINks, the weekly e-bulletin from the Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network) where we round up a selection of latest information, resources and events under the spotlight.

There were no 'sweeteners' in this week's budget for the specialist housing sector but, as previously reported, it confirmed that the date from which Local Housing Allowance caps apply to new tenancies in the supported accommodation sector will be delayed by one year (see Budget 2016 in the Funding, Policy & Practice section below). However, in the small print, commentators noted that the proposals thereafter appear to indicate a LHA cut of £1billion to social housing, supported and sheltered housing. If implemented this will be a bitter pill to swallow (see Other Views, News and Resources below)!

On a more positive note, we draw your attention to the following:

HOUSING LIN ANNUAL CONFERENCE - PEOPLE POWERED CHANGE: A FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

We are grateful to everyone who made our conference such a success last week. Pictures from the day and the event page will be available on Friday 18th March.

Presentations from the day can be found online here (opens new window).

NEW HOUSING LIN RESOURCES

Growing Older Together: An Overview of Collaborative Forms of Housing for Older People (opens new window)

This case study report shows how collaborative models of service delivery for older people are now being widely adopted in the heath and care sectors and suggests that housing could do more to embrace this.

Scenarios: Technology enabled housing with care (opens new window)

This case study report is a culmination of the Housing LIN's South West Leadership Set's shared learning across the region, and sets out a series of scenarios to demonstrate the improved outcomes from incorporating technology into the housing solution for different individual circumstances.

Fire Safety in Specialised Housing - Extra Care Housing (opens new window)

This briefing updates fire safety design and operational guidance and recommendations associated with Extra Care Housing (or their many variations) as included within the recently revised Code or Practice BS9991:2015 Fire Safety in the Design, Management and Use of Residential Buildings.

FUNDING, POLICY AND PRACTICE

Budget 2016

CaSSHF Phase 2 allocations announced

Care and Support Statutory guidance

Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan (opens new window)

Preventing excess winter deaths and illness associated with cold homes (opens new window)

USEFUL TOOLS AND REPORTS

Mayor of London's Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance (opens new window)

Personalised commissioning in adult social care (opens new window)

Supporting People Data Linking Feasibility Project in Wales: final report

Boilers on Prescription scheme reduces GP appointments by 60% (opens new window)

New Report Gives a Voice to People Living With Dementia in Wales

OTHER VIEWS, NEWS AND RESOURCES

LHA maxima cut of £1billion buried in budget today! The figures here! (opens new window)

Homes and neighbourhoods key to building good later life

New models of care must be built on new approaches to prevention (opens new window)

Transforming integrated care with telecare in Wakefield (opens new window)

And to read the Housing LIN Wakefield case study

Infographic with key facts and figures about older people, housing, health & care

TELECARE LIN

Telecare News Headlines 17 March 2016

This week's news headlines from the Telecare LIN can be downloaded in two formats (doc; pdf) at:

• Telecare News Headlines 17 March 2016 (doc - 1.82Mb)
• Telecare News Headlines 17 March 2016 (pdf - 429Kb) (opens new window)

FORTHCOMING HOUSING LIN REGIONAL EVENTS

Eastern Region Housing LIN Meeting - Wymondham

The Housing LIN has recognised the importance to housing professionals in the public and private sectors of strong relationships and partnerships with colleagues in health and adult care. To support this objective the LIN steering group has worked closely with the East of England Local Government Association (EELGA) and Adult Directors of Social Care(ADASS) in the region to integrate housing into the decision making processes through the ADASS Health Integration Network.

We hope that you, as members of the LIN and other colleagues, will support this initiative at the next Housing LIN meeting in Wymondham on 4th May. It is an ideal opportunity to make sure we are all working together for the common goals of improving lives within the limited resources available.

Save the date! Registrations will open early next week.

EVENTS SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSING LIN

LGA Housing Commission

The final LGA information gathering seminar, focus on health and ageing, is taking place on:

• 27th April in Aylesbury

Register your interest at: LGAhousingcommission@local.gov.uk (opens new window)

And to find out more about the Commission, click here. (opens new window)

Stay connected with the Housing LIN for latest news, views and resources on housing with care matters.