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The Government has announced that 274 councils will share £91.5 million of funding to end rough sleeping, helping vulnerable people who were housed during the pandemic stay in accommodation this year.

This ADASS/Tunstall paper pulls together the discussions of a high-level roundtable meeting on smart homes.

This Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has updated its practice advice, endorsed by Alzheimer's UK and Public Health England and published to mark World Alzheimer's Day 2020.

This report highlights the increased risk poor-quality housing has on those identified as being most at risk of COVID-19, especially in the event of another lockdown.

This report from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sets out its Taskforce progress and learning from the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in informing advice and recommendations to government and the social care sector.

Late on Friday, the Department of Health and Social Care released its Coronavirus Adult Social Care Winter Plan for 2020/2021. The Plan sets out the government's ambitions for the sector in England and the challenges facing adult social care this winter, including a reference to extra care housing and supported living, and how digital technology can play a greater role.

These comprehensive reports look at design progress to date, best practice, pioneers and innovators, design principles, application, regional and cultural contexts, the importance of including people with dementia in every stage of the design process, and poignantly the role of design during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

Welcome to this week’s HLINks: the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 18 September 2020

Following the success of our first HAPPI Hour session last week, we are pleased to announce an exciting virtual programme for October.

Published to coincide with Accessible Homes Week, this new Housing LIN Cyrmru case study features Linc Cymru Housing Association’s development in Maesteg, Wales. It provides some context on why and how the scheme came about, reflects on its’ design and also captures how the scheme has coped under lockdown, successfully ensuring a Covid-free home to date.