The Housing and Ageing Alliance
The Housing and Ageing Alliance is made up of a broad spectrum of people from local and national organisations working together with a single objective; to bring about improvements to the housing and living conditions of older people.
It believes that homes, communities and housing related services should be planned and designed in ways that enable choice, control, inclusion and independence in later life.
At a time of unprecedented demographic change, creating homes and neighbourhoods that enable older people to remain independent, economically active and involved with their friends, neighbours, family and local community has never been more important.
- Around a third of all homes are headed by an person over retirement age [2001 Census]
- 59% of the increase in households will be headed by someone aged 65 or over, 21% will be amongst those of 85 years and over [DCLG Household Growth Projections (England) for 2008 to 2033]
- 90% of older people live in mainstream housing, 75% are home owners [2001 Census/ DCLG Annual Survey of English Housing]
What are its Aims?
- To raise the profile of the housing and housing related care and support needs and aspirations of an ageing population.
- To make representations to Government, policy makers and decision making bodies concerning the above.
View the position paper summarising the case for housing, planning, health, care and related policies that address housing and ageing.
Become an Associate
Anyone who supports the aims of the Housing & Ageing Alliance can signed up to be an Associate and will be added to circulation lists for publications and events.
Click here for an Associate Membership Form - send this to housingandageing@gmail.com
Who are the Members?
Membership reflects a range of housing interests including older people who are active in housing related networks, national organisations from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors which are involved in the planning, development and delivery of housing and related services, academic interests and those involved in policy development and representation on various housing related advisory bodies.
The group has no funding - its key resource is the expertise and commitment of those involved.
HAA Manifesto
At a time of unprecedented demographic change, it is critical that housing, planning, health and social care policies address population ageing. Our manifesto sets out a range of key proposals to ensure that all related policies aim to enable older people to live independently where they choose and provides the evidence why this cannot be ignored. Read the HAA manifesto and call for action.
Contact
c/o housingandageing@gmail.com
Address for Correspondence:
c/o Care & Repair,
The Renewal Trust Business Centre,
3, Hawksworth Street,
Nottingham,
NG3 2EG
For web content email info@housinglin.org.uk
HAA Resources
- HAA’s response to DCLG's Housing White Paper, Fixing our broken housing market (opens new window)
- All our Futures: Housing for Ageing - 21 May (opens new window)
- Comments on JSNA and joint health and wellbeing strategy draft guidance: 16 February 2012 (pdf, 174K) (opens new window)
- National Alliance welcomes Minister's commitment to older people's freedom to choose where they live 120112 (doc, 37k) (opens new window)
- Indivisible: Health, Care & Housing for Older People 080212 (doc, 38k) (opens new window)
- Housing and Ageing Alliance Caring for our future response 011211 (pdf, 60k) (opens new window)
Policy reports
The Housing and Ageing Alliance has launched a series of policy papers to stimulate debate and a coherent policy response to the critical issue of demographic change and housing.
The first two papers are now available (click on their titles to download):