Resource Library

This publication provides an overview of approach and resulting guidance from the design research project Enhancing Future Community Connectivity for Ageing Well in Place: Co-designing technology and Environments.

This practical toolkit, developed from the LEMONADE project is designed to support organisations, communities, and volunteers in creating community-based food models.

This Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman practical guide for housing officers highlights issues that Disabled people face when accessing homelessness support services, and the changes local councils can make to improve those services.

This Stonewater research report, tackling England’s rural housing crisis, was launched to coincide with Rural Housing Week 2025 and marks a pivotal moment for rural communities facing deepening housing pressures due to a chronic shortage of affordable homes.

This Look Ahead Care and Support report lays out a practical roadmap to unlock investment in supported housing and drive cross-sector partnerships.

This report by Professor Michael Marmot’s Institute of Health Equity at University College London examines the role housing can play in reducing health inequalities in Northumberland.

With the 10 year NHS Plan in mind, this briefing by Tunstall sets out a housing-led vision for independent living as a service, anchored in the government’s regulatory reform of supported housing, and designed to meet the practical needs of commissioners, housing providers and system leaders.

This new report highlights the achievements and learning that have come from the past nine years of partnership work between the Centre for Ageing Better and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority into becoming a leading example in the UK of what it means to adopt age-friendly principles at a regional level.

This report by the Quality of Life Foundation delves into the strategic imperative for healthy homes, exploring key themes from a roundtable event which covered designing beyond mere compliance to create environments that enhance quality of life and foster greater community resilience.