Resource Library

The government published its Planning White Paper, Planning for the Future on 6th August 2020. Much trailed as getting Britain to "build, build, build", the measures outlined are a green light for housebuilders to construct new housing within certain confines; namely, on sites designated for growth. However, despite lobbying with other sector bodies for more favourable planning conditions for housing an ageing population.

This article in Cogitatio thematic journal, Home, Housing and Communities: Foundations for Inclusive Society, by the University of Stirling, highlights that appropriate housing is a key element of independent living for disabled people. The article examines access to social rented housing as a route to independent living, through a study of lettings practice for accessible and adapted homes

This article in the journal Cogitatio thematic journal, Home, Housing and Communities: Foundations for Inclusive Society, presents findings from  the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland. It highlights how, in recent years, there has been an ideological push within social care away from segregated housing provision towards supported housing integrated within the wider community.

The DHSC has published the NHS People Plan, which explains what NHS staff can expect from their leaders and from each other. The plan sets out actions to support transformation across the whole NHS. It largely focuses on staffing and how to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, as well as action to grow a workforce, train people, and work together differently within the NHS, as well as social care, to deliver patient care.

The MHCLG national statistics report reports on the annual survey of people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England.

This leaflet from the Sussex Health and Care Partnership provides a checklist for householders about hazards found in their home.

This report from partners TLAP/SCIE and Shared Lives reports back on Phase II of the work undertaken by the Social Care Innovation Network. It seeks to discover how to develop, through learning groups, practical lessons on how we can develop the conditions in which innovations in social care can flourish or proliferate.

This report from the APPG on Social Integration presents initial findings from part one of the Inquiry and is about understanding the issues and sharing good practice in relation to social connectedness.

This set of reports describes how Community Led Support results in benefits for people, building on those strong connections for local communities, as well as impacts on the public purse.