00:35:26 Jerome Billeter - Host: The Housing LIN hosts a dedicated page on 'downsizing' where we have collated a range of resources that may be of interest to anyone interested in 'rightsizing'. Access at: https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/browse/HousingExtraCare/ExtraCareStrategy/SHOP/SHOP_Practice/DeliveringKeyOutcomes/Downsizing/ 00:49:50 Sue Weston: I'm loving the idea of housing strategy focussing on improving neighbourhoods and not just building housing :) Sue Weston, Housing & Support Solutions 00:50:18 Janet Sutherland: I'm trying to engage the wide u3a (was University of the Third Age) membership of 450,000 to respond to a questionnaire "Our Homes for Our Future". It will be relaunched in September so please encourage u3a members to fill it in!. Mainly home owners. First 525 responses show about 40% have already moved, and about 30 % plan to make changes to their home , over 10% plan to move and almost half think they may need to in the future. Interestingly, over 80% want to live in a multi generational setting, and less than 20% retirement housing. 28% interested in co-housing/ co-operative schemes. The questionnaire will be relaunched in September so please encourage u3a members to fill it in!. 00:57:19 Julia Ashley: Hi, I am putting together a strategic plan for ageing for the Aster Group and we are challenging our approach to building age exclusive environment vs incrementally improving the accessibility and adaptability of our portfolio - our customers have told us they want to stay in their own homes, in their communities, near transport and green space and to be digitally connected. I would be really interested to connect with anyone else who has done this and made a long term case for any additional upfront investment needed to enable accessible housing standards as standard 00:58:29 Adele Hunt, Ageing Better: The Ageing Better strategy can be found online https://ageing-better.org.uk/publications/everyone-has-right-good-later-life-our-2022-25-strategy 01:14:42 Paul Gayler: I've worked with and had good experience of seaside homes in Essex with London Boroughs but it highlights to me that many of the solutions can't be delivered effectively within a local housing authority's district / borough / city. Shouldn't we be be looking at building up sub-regional or at least cross-district partnerships to understand need, aspirations and opportunities? 01:16:42 Suzannah Young NHF: Thank you, this has been informative. I'm afraid I have to leave now. 01:21:44 Sue Weston: I've got to go now unfortunately. Thanks very much for a really interesting session. 01:22:32 plant002c: Really sorry got to leave also, thanks for a great session 01:23:07 Jerome Billeter - Host: A summary of the study and a film can be found at: https://sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-events/rehousing-programmes-for-older-social-housing-tenants-in-hackney-how-well-do-they-work/ 01:25:11 Casey Edwards - Cwmpas: Any research/studies on whether the Seaside and Country programme perpetuates affordable housing issues/availability in the seaside/country areas? Excuse my ignorance, never heard of this programme before. Thanks :) 01:27:16 Sarah Thorneycroft: Sorry - I need to leave - thanks for a really informative session and will follow up on the resources listed 01:28:24 Alison Bourne: This is certainly the case in Shire authroirites where areas can be very different 01:30:13 Alison Bourne: Thank you, I need to leave now but this has been very interesting 01:30:22 Jerome Billeter - Host: For those interested, the Kirklees research Jeremy referred to 'Older People from Ethnic Minorities in Kirklees: Housing Needs and Preferences Study' can be found at: https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/Older-People-from-Ethnic-Minorities-in-Kirklees-Housing-Needs-and-Preferences-Study/ 01:30:24 Claire Startin: Janet - if you want us to promote your survey with U3A we need to know where this is coming from. You might want Jeremy to prompt readers of his weekly message to look out for this too 01:31:10 Lee Crowdell: Re: Casey's question about Seaside & Country Homes - I don't know about research, this is just anecdotal, but in a previous role I managed a lot of S&C homes in NE Essex. The scheme did create some local tensions because it meant lots of bungalows were not available to people already living in the area. It was very popular, though, with people moving out of London. 01:32:13 Jerome Billeter - Host: 'My home, my life' - Developing living environments for Bangladeshi elders: https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Amar-Bari-amar-jibon 01:33:36 Janet Sutherland: Years ago (35?!!) I administered the Seaside and Country Homes programme. At that time the GLC was funding new schemes. Host boroughs/ towns were given a percentage of nominations, so some supported it as a way of bringing investment and new homes to their area 01:35:09 Paul Gayler: Re seaside homes, last scheme I developed in mid Essex with Homes England funding (london) worked well because some of the re-lets went to the host authority so they got a share to help meet future need. To be honest, I don't think the issue of older people housing had been recognised or understood until this happened but it did a good job of kick starting a local older people's housing strategy 01:40:32 YMCA Grace Tompkins: are family less talked about because they are more persons ageing without children? 01:40:50 Adele Hunt, Ageing Better: thank you everyone. 01:41:22 Jerome Billeter - Host: Our next HAPPI Hour will be held on 26 July – ‘Designing inclusively: why inclusive and accessible design should be the first fix’ more info and bookings at: https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI-Hour-Designing-inclusively-why-inclusive-and-accessible-design-should-be-the-first-fix/ 01:41:27 Lynne O'Brien: Thanks to everyone - interesting session re importance of communities. 01:41:33 butler001m: thank you everyone 01:42:03 Ruth McCarthy: Thank you