The Housing and Ageing Alliance Membership
The Housing and Ageing Alliance (HAA) brings together organisations and individuals with expertise across housing, ageing, care, planning, health, inclusion and later-life policy. Our members work collectively to improve the housing and living conditions of older people, promoting choice, control, inclusion and independence in later life.
Co-chairs are Mario Ambrosi and Prof. Julienne Meyer CBE
Current member organisations:
The Abbeyfield Society: Established in 1956, Abbeyfield provides housing, residential care and support to older people across England.
HAA representative: Abdul Ravat.
Age Action Alliance: Originally established in 2011, the AAA grew into a vibrant hub with some 900+ members, giving organisations direct access to older people in order to inform their work and help develop joined-up solutions.
HAA representative: Tony Watts OBE.
Age UK: National charity changing the day-to-day experience of getting older through essential services and support.
HAA representative: Lisabel Miles.
Almshouse Association: The national representative and support body for almshouse charities in the UK.
HAA representative: Nick Phillips
Anchor: England’s largest provider of specialist housing and care for those in later life.
HAA representative: Mario Ambrosi, HAA Co-Chair.
ARCO - Associated Retirement Community Operators: The main body representing the Integrated Retirement Community sector in the UK.”
HAA representative: James Lloyd.
Centre for Ageing Better: Independent centre of excellence on ageing and demographic change.
HAA representative: Millie Brown.
Chartered Institute of Housing: The professional body for people who work in housing, the independent voice for housing and the home of professional standards.
HAA representative: Sarah Davis.
Elderly Accommodation Counsel: EAC provides information and advice to older people to help them live safely and well at home.
HAA representative: Emma Webster.
Foundations: The national body for home improvement agency (HIA) and handyperson services in England.
HAA representative: Paul Smith.
Habinteg: Habinteg Housing Association is a registered social housing provider with over 55 years’ experience building and promoting accessible homes and inclusive communities.
HAA representative: Christina McGill.
Housing 21: A leading provider of safe, quality and affordable properties for older people, empowering you to live independently with on-site care or support.
HAA representative: Bruce Moore.
Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN): A dynamic community of over 15,000 housing, health and social care professionals in England, Wales and Scotland.
HAA representative: Jeremy Porteus.
Independent Age: The national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life.
HAA representative: Hilary Burkitt.
International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK): The UK’s leading authority on the impact of longevity on society.
HAA representative: David Sinclair.
National Housing Federation: The voice of England’s housing associations.
HAA representative: Sarah Finnegan.
Older People’s Housing Champions: The national Older People’s Housing Champion’s Network is raising awareness of the scale and nature of the impact of poor and unsuitable housing on older people’s health and wellbeing and influencing decision making to improve older people’s homes and lives.
HAA representative: Joan Rutherford.
Retirement Housing Group: The only membership organisation representing the whole of the UK’s retirement housing sector.
HAA representative: Paul Teverson.
Royal College of Occupational Therapists
HAA representative: Lauren Walker.
Social Care Foundation: The SCF is a UK-wide cross-party think tank and pressure group promoting debate on adult social care to encourage the Government and all political parties to give the issue more urgent attention.
HAA representative: Rt Hon Damian Green.
Town and Country Planning Association: The TCPA works to challenge, inspire and support people to create healthy, sustainable and resilient places that are fair for everyone.
HAA representative: Rosalie Callway.
Current associate members
- Professor Julienne Meyer, HAA Co-Chair
Professor Emerita of Nursing: Care for Older People; City St George’s, University of London
Chair, Older People’s Housing Taskforce (DHSC/DLUHC) (May 2023-May 2024) - Holly Holder, Senior Consultant – Care and Support, Campbell Tickell
Together, HAA members bring insight from across housing, care, health, planning, ageing, accessibility, consumer advice and lived experience. The Alliance uses this collective expertise to advocate for homes, communities and housing-related services that enable people to live well in later life.