Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 5 February 2021 in which we feature the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.
This new Housing LIN guest blog by Share and Care Homeshare demonstrates the positive role intergenerational living has had since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as an attractive housing solution for older householders looking for company and support, as well as for younger homesharers looking for a home.
This TSA paper update provides a set of actions that will aid in the protection of services and service users as part of the digital switchover. The TSA is recommending that service providers take urgent action to review the impact on their alarm services of the transition to digital telecommunications infrastructure across the UK.
In this latest episode of #HousingMatters, following the Housing LIN's Summit 2020, Kate Bowman and Dr Victoria Armstrong, discuss accessible design with Ed Warner of Motionspot.
The Government has published its draft national design code and announced other measures in response to last year's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission report and to further consult on its design agenda and national planning framework.
Campaigners representing older people have written to the Chancellor calling for an extension of the Stamp Duty holiday for a further six months. We have highlighted how the cost of Stamp Duty is one reason few older people downsize, and the current holiday has helped many move to more appropriate and supported housing during the pandemic.
Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 29 January 2021 in which we feature the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.
This booklet describes ways in which the Covid-19 restrictions have affected grief and bereavement support, including in extra care housing. regardless of whether or not Covid-19 was the actual cause of death and to learn about practices that could be helpful after the pandemic.
Today we release the findings of our 2020 workhome survey which identifies and captures the impact of home-based working during the first stages of the pandemic on the housing sector, and their staff and residents.
Welcome to this week’s HLINks, the Housing LIN’s weekly bulletin, week ending 22 January 2021 in which we feature the sector’s key news, views and essential resources through the lens of housing and ageing.
