Resource Library

The government's new National Planning Policy Framework, published 17 August 2026, requires local plans to assess older people's housing needs — retirement housing, extra care and care homes — and sets a 40% minimum for accessible homes on major developments.

This guide from LDE helps people with learning disabilities and autistic people think through their housing options. Covering rights, choices and real-life stories, it's designed to be used alongside family, friends or support workers when planning where to live now or in the future.

This resource by The Housing Agency [HSE] in Ireland explores the intersection between disability and housing in Ireland using the most recent data. As a group, disabled people are vulnerable to housing insecurity. In Ireland, understanding and addressing the experiences and challenges of disabled people in relation to housing has become an increasingly important focus.

This report from Social Life and Ouri Labs explores the Phase One health and social value of community-led housing on NHS surplus land, drawing on four London case studies, including HAPPI exemplar New Ground and Archio-designed Citizens House, to inform a new appraisal model for NHS decision-makers.

This scoping review from the Evidence Synthesis Centre at the University of Exeter summarises the UK evidence base on Extra Care Housing, identifying key research gaps — from choosing the right housing option to supporting residents with high care needs — to help shape future research and commissioning.

This report is based on research undertaken by members of the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group [MUARG] to understand the everyday life of diverse communities and to explore how proposed regeneration could be developed with residents to create more equitable communities in which to grow older.

This report from the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission suggests later living should be at the heart of efforts to tackle the housing shortage. It states that giving older people greater choice can help to free up family homes and create movement across the housing market, releasing up to 870,000 family homes to the market.