HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
HLINks Weekly: Housing, Health, and Social Care Latest News
Last week saw the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People’s latest Inquiry report, Creating Intergenerational Communities. It shines a spotlight on how housing and place can support stronger connections and mutual support across generations. As Secretariat and authors of the report, Housing LIN is proud to have supported this important work and look forward to exploring its key findings further at our upcoming HAPPI Hour webinar, and beyond.
Alongside this, we’re marking Disabled Access Day 2026, highlighting the importance of accessible and inclusive homes, and sharing new research and policy updates shaping the housing, health and social care landscape. From neighbourhood health reform and the role of Good Home Hubs, to challenges around home adaptations in Wales, this week’s edition brings together the latest thinking and evidence from across the sector.
In this week’s newsletter:
- APPG Inquiry report on creating intergenerational communities
- A year of the Good Home Hub in Lincolnshire from Ageing Better
- New Neighbourhood Health Framework from DHSC
- Report on delays to home adaptations in Wales
- Coming Home Guide for Local Authorities and Coming Home Leads, Scotland
- Guest blog reflecting on the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon launch
- And what else caught our interest, including supported housing, intergenerational living, AI and ageing, housing inequality, and social care reform
Thank you for joining us each week and being part of our learning community.
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Best wishes, The Housing LIN Team |
News Highlights
New APPG Inquiry report puts the spotlight on Creating Intergenerational Communities
Commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People co-chaired by Lord Best and Anna Dixon MP, this year-long Inquiry and subsequent report on ‘Creating Intergenerational Communities’ explores how housing and place can support mutual support between generations.
The Housing LIN was proud to serve as the Inquiry Secretariat and author the report.
Join us on Tuesday, 28 April 2026 from 4pm - 5pm for a HAPPI Hour webinar, chaired by Lord Best, exploring key findings from the report. For the full agenda and to register your free place, click here.
Resource Roundup
A year of a Good Home Hub in Lincolnshire
This report, undertaken by the LSE for the Centre for Ageing Better, presents findings from the first year of their funded Good Home Lincs pilot - a local Good Home Hub in Lincolnshire designed to help residents repair, adapt and maintain their homes.
DHSC publishes a Neighbourhood Health Framework
The Department of Health and Social Care has published the Neighbourhood health framework, which sets out the next steps for the NHS and local government, working alongside civil society, to deliver a neighbourhood health service in England.
As featured in the NHS 10-year Plan, it outlines how Integrated Care Boards, local authorities, health and wellbeing boards and other partners should create and deliver neighbourhood health services.
Older People’s Commissioner: delays in home adaptations in Wales putting older people’s health, safety and independence at risk
A new report published by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales reveals that older people in many parts of Wales are waiting over a year for crucial adaptations to be made to their homes, with the average in one area sitting at nearly two years.
Housing Options Scotland launches practical guide in support of Coming Home Action Plan
Housing Options Scotland has declared its support for the Scottish Government’s Coming Home agenda, a national commitment to ensuring that people who have learning disabilities and complex support needs can live in their home communities, with the right support and housing.
Expert Insights
Reflections on the Amar Bari Launch and why this work matters today
In this new Housing LIN guest blog, Brian Hobbs, an ExtraCare Charitable Trust resident, shares his reflections on the Febrary launch of the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon report at the House of Lords.
Also see Bangla Housing Association's CEO, Bashir Uddin's Inside Housing blog below.
What else caught our interest...
- ADASS blog: Supported Housing: the missing link in social care reform
- Buttress article: Shaping our housing futures: Reflections from Housing LIN's Newcaslte conference
- Disabled Access Day 2026: Housing LIN supports Disabled Access Day 2026
- Everon product news: Everon Group unveils dual product launch at ITEC 2026
- Homes England podcast: HomingIn Podcast Episode 3: The Future of Intergenerational Housing
- Inside Housing comment piece: ‘My home, my life’: hearing the voices of older Bangladeshi residents Bashir Uddin
- Institute of European Energy and Climate Policy resource: Beyond 4 walls: unpacking the roots of housing inequality
- JRF article: Why social infrastructure matters for economic security
- The BMJ opinion piece: Unmet care and housing needs are often behind lengthy hospital admissions
- The Oxford Institute of Population Ageing blog: AI Inclusion: A New Challenge for Ageing Societies
- Scottish Housing News Podcast: The Scottish Accessible Housing Network
- Think it Forward blog: ‘Neighbourisms’: Rethinking Housing Design to Reignite the Art of Neighbouring
Dates for your diary
HAPPI Hour webinars
We look forward to sharing exciting updates about our full Spring/Summer HAPPI Hour webinar series, but you can already book your place at these sessions:
- Designing Intergenerational Communities for Wellbeing and Belonging on 28th April;
- Dementia Friendly Fun on 19th May.
In the meantime, you can now access the full recordings, slides, chat reports and feedback for all previous sessions, featuring diverse speakers and topics from dementia-friendly design and AI to community-led housing, almshouses and diversity.
Events supported by the Housing LIN
- Property Week: Later Living and Care Conference, 25 March
- UK Cohousing Network: Living in Cohousing: Is It for Me? – Evening Online Cohort Course, 27 May, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
- UK Cohousing Network: Inside a Cohousing Community: How It Works in Practice – Leeds Tickets, 25 April, from 1 pm to 5 pm
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