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This publication by the Royal College of Art provides an overview of the approach and resulting guidance from the design research project ‘Enhancing Future Community Connectivity for Ageing Well in Place: Co-designing technology and Environments’. 

The Local Government Association is hosting a discussion to help understand to what extent LAs and housing providers will have upgraded their telecare alarms to digital by January 2027 when the digital phone switchover is complete.

This week was the National Housing Federation's Rural Housing Week 2025, a celebration of the vital role that affordable housing plays in sustaining rural communities across England. At Housing LIN, we’re proud to support this important campaign and spotlight examples of good practice, partnership working, and community engagement that make a real difference in rural areas.

Launched during Rural Housing Week 2025, this new Stonewater research report highlights England’s worsening rural housing crisis.

Yesterday, we were delighted to host our annual networking reception at the prestigious Cholmondeley Room and Terrace at the House of Lords, a special occasion to thank the sponsors, partners, and sector leaders who have played a vital role in Housing LIN’s success over the past year. Set against the iconic backdrop of the Thames, the event brought together some of the most influential voices driving forward the future of housing for older people.

This week's newsletter covers key developments in housing, health, and care for older people, including intergenerational living, new 10-year government strategies, and a call for telecare case studies. It also features blogs, webinars, and references to Rural Housing Week and Co-production Week’s role in shaping inclusive, community-based housing.

In the week that saw the publication of the government’s 10 year NHS Plan, it also published its long-term housing plan setting out its commitment to social and affordable housing and a range of other measures such as extending decent homes.

At Housing LIN, we are proud to support National Co-Production Week 2025, a vital opportunity to celebrate the power of people working together to shape better services, especially in housing, care, and technology for older adults

The new 10 Year Health Plan is part of the government’s health mission to build a health service fit for the future.  Published on 3 July, it puts an emphasis on 3 priority areas: namely, from hospital to community, from analogue to digital and from sickness to prevention.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee heard from leading housing experts, including the recent chair of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce - Professor Julienne Meyer - on the range of housing options for later life.