Welcome to the Housing LIN website

I founded the Housing LIN with the belief that when great people come together and share ideas, inspirational things happen.

We are at the forefront of connecting professionals, exchanging ideas, and sharing resources to shape and influence the way we think about—and deliver—housing with care for our ageing population.

I hope you find our wide range of free-to-access information and our comprehensive learning and improvement resources useful and inspiring.

If you're visiting us for the first time, the Housing LIN is a professional network supporting those working in housing, health, and social care. We have over 15,000 members and are at the forefront of connecting professionals, exchanging ideas, and sharing resources to shape and influence the way we think about—and deliver—housing with care for older people and working age adults with disabilities.

To aid your professional learning and development, we share stories about the experiences of people living in supported and specialist housing, curate tools/resources and deliver events about accessing housing and technology related care and support, and signpost to best practice and research on innovative new schemes, projects, products and services that make a difference for an ageing population.

We have a strong focus on Extra Care Housing—born from our origins managing the Department of Health's Extra Care Housing Fund (2004–2015). Our continued knowledge and information exchange also supported the Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund (2015–2018).

Now fully independent of government, we are grateful for the in-kind support and sponsorship we receive from organisations who value our learning and improvement ethos. This vital income enables us to:

• Publish free, high-quality reports, guides, and case studies
• Keep you updated on cutting-edge policy and practice
• Offer valuable networking opportunities—through our popular HAPPI Hour webinars, regional events and flagship annual conference.

If you'd like to join our network, simply subscribe to our weekly bulletin HLINks and/or sign up for notifications about upcoming events.

It’s never been more important to stay informed about the latest intelligence and innovation in our sector. I hope you’ll join us and get networked with the Housing LIN.

Best wishes,

Jeremy Porteus
Chief Executive, Housing LIN

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