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This House of Lords - Science and Technology Select Committee report found that the Government needs to urgently address the key issues of reducing health inequalities, implementing health system reforms and promoting lifestyle changes for an ageing population.

This is a working draft of a proposed Health in Housing Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for organisations in West Sussex to co-develop and make a collective commitment towards the use of housing to improve the long-term health and wellbeing of our communities.

A survey published by ARCO shows that nearly 90% of people think the Government should widen housing options for older people - including those with care, and that more than half of older people are interested in moving but lack good local downsizing options.

This report by NDTi explores the differences between living in residential care and supported living settings for people with learning disabilities. The main difference in theory between these two housing models is whether the person’s support is provided in-house by the same organisation as the housing provider (residential care) or whether housing and support are provided separately (supported living).

It is nine years since the abuse of people with learning disabilities or autism or both at Winterbourne View came to light. At the time, the Housing LIN signed up to the resultant sector Concordat and committed itself to publish information that support our members to provide good quality care across health, housing and social care. We have continued to do so under our dedicated webpages on housing and learning disability.

This report by The King's Fund and the University of York provides “overwhelming evidence” of the widespread benefits of housing-with-care in keeping older people healthy and independent, and reducing levels of health and care support needed.