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A cross-party group of MPs and Peers have joined forces with leaders from academia, finance, local politics and housing to call for urgent Government action to improve housing and care options for older people, in a new ‘Housing with Care Grey Paper’ published by ARCO today.

Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly update, week ending 19 March 2021 in which we feature the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.

This report presents the latest evidence on a topic that has greater relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic. It points out that ageism leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths and cost economies billions. The report calls for swift action to implement effective anti-ageism strategies.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the launch of its new Decade of Healthy Ageing initiative today which commits to improving the lives of older people globally over the next 10 years and brings together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media and the private sector to see a collaborative action for change.

This new blog for the Housing LIN calls for an urgent re-evaluation on how design the types of ‘care ready’ housing we want to live in in later life; in particular, it recommends that all designers must engage with and listen to the voices of residents more widely to help co-design and shape specialist living design.

This briefing by Ambition for Ageing in Greater Manchester shares learning and recommendations about working effectively and sensitively with small tight-knit ethnic minority communities, and about risks and protection factors for social isolation.

This report by Lewisham Speaking Up (LSU) addresses the experience of digital exclusion during Covid-19 of people with learning disabilities. It conducted reseasrch to find out how people with learning disabilities locally are digitally excluded; what barriers they face and what support they need to get online.

This new guest blog for the Housing LIN outlines the crucial role of housing in improving health outcomes through the lens of technology.

The Scottish Government has set out what it wants housing and communities to look and feel like for the people of Scotland, including key measures for older people and people with disabilities.

Ahead of the official launch of the Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network Charter at this month’s NHF Summit, we are delighted to announce that Golden Lane Housing has joined the Housing LIN's family of sponsors.