HLINks Weekly: 26 October 2026

This week we’re delighted to be launching the brand-new SHAPE Challenge Fund at tomorrow’s HAPPI Hour webinar! SHAPE Challenge Fund Launch – the shape of things to come, will take place from 4:00pm to 5:00pm on Tuesday, 27 October.

Hosted in partnership with the Vivensa Foundation, the £3 million Fund will support local partnerships across the UK to become SHAPE sites, turning evidence on housing and ageing into practical, place-based action. Book your place now.

Last week was also the first-ever NHF Supported Housing Week, and we were pleased to mark it with a new Viewpoint, Inspirational Achievement, two guest blogs, and a podcast appearance from our CEO Jeremy Porteus.

Also in this edition:

• Lois Beech calls for intergenerational communities to become part of everyday placemaking at Housing 21’s annual conference
• First meeting of the Housing LIN Midlands Leadership Set, hosted by sponsor HCR Law in Leamington Spa
• Supported Housing Advisory Panel’s initial advice to ministers published
• London Assembly Housing Committee examines housing for older Londoners – call for evidence closes Friday, 30 October
• Stonewater’s ‘On the Air’ podcast features our CEO Jeremy Porteus talking about older people living healthier, more connected lives
• New Viewpoint (No. 122) from Sir David Pearson, Unlocking the doors to supported housing
• Inspirational Achievement: Arcadis on Bridgewell Supported Living in Berkshire
• Guest blogs from Penelope Green (Look Ahead) on long-term homes, and Ruth Jennings (emh) on the case for supported housing as a smart investment

And lots more that caught our interest!