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The government have published their long-awaited response to the consultation on raising accessibility standards for new homes. The 2020 consultation sought views on how to raise accessibility of new homes and put a number of options forward in relation to improving Part M of the Building Regulations. As a member of the HoME Coalition - calling for stronger rules on accessibility -the Housing LIN supported proposals for Part M4(2) as the minimum accessibility standard as is delighted by the outcome of the consultation and the government’s proposals to adopt Part M4(2) as a minimum standard.

This wide ranging action plan brings together, in one place, the commitments that have been made by different organisations to realise these aims. It aims to make further and faster progress, and drive long-term change for people with a learning disability and autistic people, including boosting the supply of supported housing.

The Commission on Creating Healthy Cities, chaired by Lord Best and Kellogg College’s Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation, Oxford, investigated the links between urban matters and health and wellbeing. Their resultant report brings together a set of recommendations, which follow under four headings, including the built environment.

In 2015 South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) were delighted that Sheffield was named one of only 14 areas in England to be awarded the Ageing Better programme from The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). This report outlines how Age Better in Sheffield has brought people together to build a city where everyone is proud to grow older.

Irwin Mitchell worked with property experts Knight Frank to look at seniors’ housing planning and the progress local authorities are making to provide suitable housing for our ageing population.

The Health and Care Act 2022 has now completed the parliamentary process and has received Royal Assent. This is an important step on the journey towards establishing ICSs, moving them onto a statutory footing with the establishment of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and Integrated Care Partnerships (ICPs).

Published by The Department of Health and Social Care, the Plan for Digital Health and Social Care sets out the government’s ambitions vision for transforming health and care with digital technology.

Published by Altair and sponsored by The Guinness Partnership, Housing 21 and Devonshires, ‘Older People’s Care in Social Housing: A Manifesto for Change’ brings together research on Registered Provider’s role in housing and care, past, present and future.

This report, published by the Mental Health Network NHS Confederation, explores the steps needed to achieve a more integrated and strategic approach between health, housing and social care. It was commissioned by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, delivered and written by HACT and supported by our event partner, Home Group.