HLINks Weekly: 29 June 2026

Before we dive in, we would like to highlight that this week is Co-production Week 2026, hosted by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, celebrating the power of co-production in shaping better, more inclusive social care. 

It's an opportunity to highlight how working in genuine partnership leads to stronger, more responsive services. That's why we're excited for tomorrow's HAPPI Hour webinar, Showcasing community-led housing projects - designing with community in mind, which aims to demonstrate how residents, designers and professionals can work together as equal partners to co-design community-led housing.

Register to attend and join us on Tuesday, 30 June from 4pm - 5pm.

Also featured in this week's newsletter:

• New Housing LIN Case Study (No. 181) showcasing the transformation of a former Grade II listed hospital into whg's award-winning wellbeing-focused housing scheme for people aged 55+ in Wolverhampton.
• Have your say in our State of the Nation survey in collaboration with HCR Law on the impact of AI in specialist and supported housing.
• Two new Housing LIN guest blogs:
  • Building Health into Homes by The Occupational Therapy Service's Lucy Leonard
  • and How the LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge transformed resident inclusion at United St Saviour's Charity by Jude Leighton.
• The Almshouse Association marks its 80th anniversary.
• The Amar Bari, Amar Jibon research group celebrates its successful conclusion with an inspiring end-of-project event.

And lots more that caught our interest, including updated government guidance on the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, new research on housing, wellbeing and ageing by HOUSE Research in Belgium, and techUK's take on why digital adult social care transformation is key to the future of the NHS.