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This briefing by Habinteg explains the important policy changes to accessible housing standards across England that came into force on 1 October 2015. While the new accessibility standards will be included...

Part of the JRF's A Better Life programme , this paper: explores the views of older people and the factors that help or hinder them; and proposes a model which demonstrates how their needs could...

This initiative supported by a range of organisations across national and local government, charity and voluntary organisations, public health, academics and the NHS, and has been facilitated by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better.

Influential architects, Levitt Bernstein - who contributed to the recent HAPPI report - have published a thoughtful paper on the future of housing design standards. Whilst not specific to housing for...

The King's Fund have published an interim report from the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. 'A new settlement for health and social care' argues for better alignment...

This HBF and LGA interim report from the Local Housing Delivery Group chaired by Sir John Harman concludes that there is significant scope for simplification of the existing building standards regime...

The Housing LIN is pleased to be one the founding members of Housing Made for Everyone (HoME).

The Accessible Britain Challenge launched by the Office for Disability Issues, and published a week before the government also published its technical consultation on housing standards including proposed...

This report from the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association calls for better access to housing adaptations for people with MND.