Housing 21 is a leading, not for profit provider of Retirement Living and Extra Care for older people of modest means.

We operate in 240 local authority areas across England, managing over 23,300 Retirement Living and Extra Care properties and providing over 48,000 hours of social care each week. 

Our roots lie with the Royal British Legion (RBL), which in 1921 began to house disabled ex-servicemen and widows and, later, older ex-servicemen and women. In 1964, we became a recognised housing association before separating from the Royal British Legion in 1993 to become Housing 21.