HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
24th November 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of the Housing LIN newsletter!
Before we dive in, don’t miss tomorrow’s (25/11/2025) HAPPI Hour on the future of housing for older people!
Chaired by Jeremy Porteus with Angela Currie (Hanover), Gavin Wright (Bield), and Dr Carla Reséndiz Villaseñor (Norscot), this session explores the key challenges, opportunities, and innovative models shaping supportive, sustainable housing in Scotland.
Gain insights into national context, emerging best practices, and fresh thinking on creating supportive, sustainable housing for Scotland’s ageing population today and in the future.
You can find out more and register here!
In this week's newsletter:
- Housing LIN and ARUP seek age-friendly initiatives. Share your examples via our survey by 28 November.
- Centre for Ageing Better and Fabian Society report urges government action for decent, accessible homes for older people.
- Last week's HAPPI Hour recording is now available! Homes Built Together: Exploring Community-Led Housing & Cohousing
- Dates for your diary – Upcoming HAPPI Hour sessions on the Supported Housing Act, Data & AI in housing and care, Dementia-friendly organisations, and Housing design for an ageing population (to coincide with HAPPI Awareness Week).
Thank you for joining us each week and being part of our learning community.
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The Housing LIN Team |
News highlights
Share your experience: Help shape age-friendly built environments
The Housing LIN and ARUP, in partnership with the Centre for Ageing Better, are developing a series of Quick Guides to help make our built environment more age-friendly.
We are now looking for examples of successful age-friendly initiatives in these areas that can be highlighted in our guides.
Please share your experiences by completing this short survey by Friday 28th November, 5pm.
New Advisory Board convenes to shape age-friendly housing programme
The Housing LIN SHAPE Exchange Board held its first meeting for a new five-year Vivensa Foundation-funded programme, uniting experts to guide inclusive, age-friendly housing. Chaired by Professor Rose Gilroy, the Board will shape HAPPI- and TAPPI-inspired homes. Further updates arrive in 2026!
Are you applying for the NIHR Disabled Facilities Grants review?
The NIHR Policy Research Programme is seeking applications for a project evaluating the Disabled Facilities Grant, with Stage One submissions due 10 December.
If you plan to apply, Housing LIN welcomes conversations about partnering. Contact: consultancy@housinglin.org.uk.
Resource roundup
Recording now available! Homes Built Together: Exploring Community-Led Housing & Cohousing
Missed our HAPPI Hour webinar? The recording is now available!
Homes Built Together: Exploring Community-Led Housing & Cohousing showcased innovative projects like Angel Yard, Hazelmead, and Rupali Court.
A big thank you to our brilliant guest speakers, Mellis Haward (Archio), Sam Goss (Barefoot Architects), and Dawn Carr (Housing 21), for highlighting visionary housing and community-led design.
A Vision of Ageing at Home
Co-produced with the Centre for Ageing Better, the Fabian Society has published new research calling for the government to act now to prevent a crisis for older people unable to access and live in good quality mainstream homes.
It highlights an urgent need to ensure more mainstream homes are decent and accessible for an ageing society.
What else caught our interest...
- Aster Group article: Put communities in charge of New Town homes, say housing leaders
- CLES article: Essay: Affordable infrastructure
- Guinness Partnership/Hyde/MTVH report: The value of a social tenancy 2024/25
- Hanover Scotland awards: Housing trailblazer clinches double gold for sustainability and employees
- Housing Digital article: Housing must get smart on ageing
- Neighbourly Lab report: Social Capital: Exploring Connections and Belonging
- Public Health Wales report: New guide to help local authorities plan and design healthier places across Wales
- TCPA blog: Housing standards as a strategic determinant of health
Dates for your diary
Autumn/Winter HAPPI Hour webinars
We’re now seven sessions into our exciting HAPPI Hour webinar series, and there’s still so much more to come! Join expert-led discussions on key topics in housing and ageing. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it!
Browse the full programme and register your free place today:
- Housing LIN Scotland Presents on 25th November 2025, 4pm - 5pm
- What the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act means for supported and specialist housing on 2nd December 2025, 4pm - 5pm
- Just added: Using data and AI to transform future housing and care at home on 4th December 2025, 10am - 11am
- Exploring designs for new dementia-friendly housing and services to adapt our existing homes on 9th December 2025, 4pm - 5pm
- Designing for Tomorrow: Future-Proof, Age-Friendly Homes on 16th December 2025, 4pm - 5pm, to coincide with HAPPI Awareness Week 2025.
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