Resource Library

This reading list by the House of Commons Library draws together reports and other material demonstrating the relationship between housing and health.

This policy report is based on findings from the Diversity in Care Environments (DICE) study, conducted by the University of Bristol, in collaboration with the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC) and The Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN).

This white paper sets out a 10-year vision for adult social care and provides information on funded proposals that we will implement over the next 3 years.

Building on last year’s adult social care winter plan, here the Government set out the key elements of national support available for the social care sector for winter 2021 to 2022.

Refreshed strategy which sets out how we will work together to improve the care and wellbeing of people in Scotland by making best use of digital technologies in the design and delivery of services, in a way, place and time that works best for them.

This report, published by Building Research Establishment (BRE), finds Poor housing in England could be costing the National Health Service (NHS) £1.4billion a year in treatment bills.

The UK’s telephone network is changing. Between now and 2025 most telephone providers will be moving their customers from old analogue landlines over to new upgraded landline services using digital technology.

This briefing paper covers research into the prevalence, causes and impact of loneliness and possible interventions to address the issue.

This consultation sets out the Scottish Government's proposals to improve the way social care is delivered in Scotland, following the recommendations of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care.

The report looks at the experience of loneliness during the pandemic, explores what we can expect in the future, how we will address loneliness in the future, and how we can ‘build back better’ for connection.