Resource Library

This Housing LIN case study (no 163) explores Melfield Gardens in Lewisham. Winner of a 2021 Housing Design Awards, these 100% affordable homes for Phoenix Community Housing combine intergenerational living with HAPPI principles whilst targeting a highly sustainable Passivhaus standard.

Do you know your cohousing from your community circles? - In this Housing LIN directory, we put the spotlight on models of collaboration in the development of age-friendly homes and sustainable communities during Local Area Coordination Week.

This Housing LIN briefing (No 5) provides information for social landlords, local authorities and other organisations advising and supporting working age adults on welfare benefit changes under COVID-19, highlights examples of practice and signposts to latest government guidance and where to get further advice and support.

This Housing LIN Practice Briefing sets out at a number of practical things for providers of specialist housing to consider when seeking to reduce the risk of an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19)

This viewpoint considers the current standards and typologies of specialist supported housing provision for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

The Greater Manchester H&SC Partnership have published a resource pack produced by the Housing LIN that is a useful resource to create and promote innovation, best practice and improve commissioners understanding of workable models of housing with care.

Housing LIN Viewpoint 97, by Dr Katey Twyford, focuses on the benefits to housing organisations of managerial coaching.

This Housing LIN report for Mears outlines the evidence for the health and social care benefits, and specifically cost-benefits, of housing for older people, particularly extra care housing.

An Inquiry established by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has concluded that older people’s housing is neglected in rural areas. This report offers a number of 'rural proofing' recommendations to increase the quality, supply and range of more appropriate age-friendly housing.

We are pleased to bring you the Spring edition of our quarterly newsletter, 'Housing with Care Matters'.