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This week marks Marmalade Trust's Loneliness Awareness Week (13–19 June 2025), a vital opportunity to shine a light on a growing issue that affects millions of people across the UK, particularly older adults.

Carers Week 2025 highlights the vital but often overlooked role of unpaid carers supporting people in housing, health, and ageing.

This week's edition of HLINks – your weekly roundup of the latest news, insights and opportunities from housing, health, and ageing – includes details of our upcoming HAPPI Hour to coincide with Carers Week, an invitation to participate in domiciliary care research and the chance to catch up on our recent Pride Month HAPPI Hour webinar exploring inclusive housing models.

A new Housing LIN Viewpoint by Matters Grey’s John Payne calls for bold, housing-based funding reforms for adult social care.

Missed our latest HAPPI Hour? Catch the replay now! We were pleased to highlight innovative projects improving access to safe, inclusive housing and services for older LGBTQ+ people.

Welcome to this week’s HLINks! Highlights include a Pride Month HAPPI Hour on LGBTQ+ housing, a vital domiciliary care survey, policy updates, a Future Leaders deadline, Dr Keemink’s guest blog on inclusive care, and upcoming webinars on carers, diversity, and more. Stay informed on housing, health, and ageing!

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Baroness Taylor has recognised the role of suitable housing in helping older people live independently, safely and well, for longer, in a response to the Housing and Ageing Alliance. 

Time is ticking! There’s just one month left to apply for the 5th intake of the Housing LIN Future Leaders Programme, supported by Sovereign Network Group (SNG).

Are you a manager of a homecare agency or housing-with-care scheme supporting adults in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, the East Midlands, or Yorkshire & Humber? Continue reading! 

This Pride Month, join us for a HAPPI Hour webinar highlighting innovative projects that are improving access to safe, inclusive housing and services for older LGBTQ+ people.