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Meeting housing demand: 1st report of session 2021-22
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. House of Lords. Built Environment Committee
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 108
- Place of publication:
- London
This report investigates the demographic and other trends shaping demand for new housing and considers how barriers to meeting demand can be overcome. It sets out the key factors shaping housing demand, including demographic trends (Chapter 2) and the expected shifts in the housing type and tenures required to accommodate these changes (Chapter 3). It then considers what can be done to address the depletion of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) housebuilders (Chapter 4) and how hurdles to meeting housing demand can be addressed. The report looks at the planning system (Chapter 5) and local government (Chapter 6) and considers what could be done to ensure the right types of homes can be built where they are needed. The report makes recommendations on how skills shortages can be addressed in the construction, planning, design and other industries (Chapter 7). Finally, the report considers how to promote quality new builds and encourage good design (Chapter 8). Key points highlighted in the report include: SMEs should be supported by reducing planning risk, making more small sites available, and increasing access to finance; the country needs more specialist and mainstream housing suitable for the elderly; more up-to-date local plans are needed, and these need to be simpler, clearer, and more transparent; skills shortages must be addressed, through broadening the base of talent, upskilling and reskilling, including for the green skills needed to address climate change. Government must change its approach to spending on housing. Over time the money spent on housing benefit should be invested in increasing the social housing stock. Right to Buy schemes are not good value for money: increasing the housing supply would be a more effective use of funding. The report focusses on England, as housing policy and the planning system are devolved. (Edited publisher abstract)
At home: audit tool for housing and related services for older minority ethnic people
- Authors:
- BROWN Philip, et al
- Publisher:
- Housing and Older People Development Group
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 72p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
The ‘AT HOME’ toolkit has been designed to help ensure that housing and related services take account of the needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) elders. It will be particularly useful to service commissioners and providers, as well as older people from BME groups.
Housing our ageing population
- Authors:
- COPEMAN Ian, BEECH Lois
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This report follows on from the LGA report Housing our ageing population, published in 2017. It reflects the current and changed policy context since 2017, highlighting the benefits of achieving the right mix of housing suited to older people and the issues to consider and challenges affecting delivery. Eight new case studies are included which highlight the varied and notable actions taken by councils to meet the housing needs and requirements of their local older population. Society is ageing and more people require housing that meets their needs as they age. Between 2014 and 2039, over 70 per cent of projected household growth will be made up of households with someone aged 60 or older. The suitability of the housing stock is of critical importance to the health of individuals and impacts on public spending, particularly adult social care, and the NHS. Councils are well placed to exercise local leadership and take a greater strategic approach to enhance the housing and lifestyle choices for people in later life. Integrated action in the fields of housing and planning can align with some of the most important policy areas currently challenging national and local government - how to reform and integrate the NHS, social care, and public health in the context of population ageing, and how to increase housing supply delivery and build more resilient and healthy neighbourhoods. Given the scale of demographic change and the centrality of this growing older population to many aspects of housing, health and care policy, there is an opportunity for the Government to set out to comprehensively address the housing needs of an ageing population for England, through working with and supporting councils and other stakeholders. The report makes a number of recommendations to government on how we can best meet the needs of people in later life with case studies demonstrating how councils are addressing the housing needs of an ageing population. (Edited publisher abstract)
Living longer: implications of housing tenure in later life
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This article uses 2015 to 2017 data from the English Housing Survey to explore the implications of housing tenure in later life across four areas: finances; housing quality; health; and the accessibility and adaptability of the property. Main points include: among households in England containing someone aged 60 years or over, fewer than half in the private rental sector have savings or investments, compared with over three-quarters of those who own their homes outright; however, not all those who own outright are well-off and almost a quarter have no savings at all; after paying housing costs, older people in rented accommodation have lower incomes than homeowners and privately renting households are more likely to be in fuel poverty than homeowners; almost a third of privately rented properties and one in five properties owned outright and lived in by older people are classified as non-decent overall, as measured against the Decent Homes Standard; people aged 60 to 69 years living in the private rented sector are more likely to report bad general health than homeowners – differences in health above age 70 years are less pronounced as health is more likely to worsen for all at later ages; older people living in rented accommodation are far less likely to have moved home recently than younger people, suggesting that security of tenure becomes more important with age. (Edited publisher abstract)
Living options
- Authors:
- UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON, AGE UK BRIGHTON AND HOVE
- Publishers:
- University of Brighton, Age UK Brighton & Hove
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 12 mins 57sec.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
One of six films made as part of an ESRC funded participatory research project which explored what well-being means to older people and how it is generated. The research was carried out by a team of older people, university researchers and a voluntary sector manager. This film introduces Patrick who is in his nineties. His wife Gillian is currently in hospital following a recent fall and he is increasingly becoming aware that where he and his wife are living is not meeting their needs. With this is mind he has rung Paul, a voluntary sector worker, who he has met before, to discuss the situation. The film is a scripted scenario based on interviews. (Edited publisher abstract)
HousingCare.org: information for older people
- Publisher:
- Elderly Accommodation Counsel
A charity run site providing free advice on elderly care, including specialist directories and information on nursing homes and residential care homes, as well as sheltered housing, extra care housing and retirement villages, across the UK. Also providing over 2,000 sales and lettings vacancies every week. (Publisher abstract)
Healthy homes, healthier lives
- Authors:
- CARE AND REPAIR, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair England
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
This DVD/CD-Rom illustrates how housing conditions can contribute to poor health, particularly amongst older and vulnerable people.
Equality and diversity: a framework for review and action
- Authors:
- JEFFERY Joanna, SEAGER Richard
- Publisher:
- National Housing Federation
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 69p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
The National Housing Federation here responds to the growing need to for guidance on how to conduct reviews of policies, functions, services and activities that covers the whole range of equality areas, these are race and ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, age and faith and belief.
The mental health and wellbeing of elders in black and minority ethnic communities: the impact of poor housing on mental wellbeing
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- London
This film addresses the significant link between housing and mental wellbeing, which service providers often fail to recognise. Unresolved repair or maintenance issues can have a devastating impact on the quality of life of all older people and access to housing services is crucial. For BME older people however, who may be living on a low income and isolated, access to housing services can be more difficult to negotiate because of language and cultural barriers.
Organisations such as Bristol Care and Repair have taken a holistic approach to housing solutions, which help to promote mental wellbeing. For them, it is not just a question of simply carrying out repairs and maintenance. Workers are trained to take into account the cultural needs of older residents so that the service they provide their customers is more sensitive. The film follows Bristol Care and Repair employees on a cultural awareness tour of the local Sikh temple where workers learn first-hand what some of the important cultural issues are for people from this community.
The film describes the situation of Mrs Robotham whose physical and mental health has been seriously affected by the condition of her home. Bristol Care and Repair have been successful in accessing charitable funds to carry out necessary works, which has had a huge impact on Mrs Robotham’s physical health and mental wellbeing.
The state of ageing 2022: summary
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
This summary report uses the most up-to-date national data available to paint a picture of ageing in England today. The report has five chapters: health, homes, work, communities and a chapter setting out the context in which we are ageing. It looks at data from a wide range of sources such as the English Housing Survey, the GP Patient survey, the Health Survey for England and the Community Life Survey, as well as a host of official statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and government sources such as the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and the Department for Work and Pensions. The data shows that the experience of being older in England is getting considerably worse for many. Almost 1 in 5 people of pension age are now living in relative poverty, following a sharp increase (of 200,000 people) in the last year. This extends a worrying trend which first emerged in the middle of the last decade and means that there are now more than 2 million people of state pension age in the UK living in poverty. The pandemic has reversed progress on the employment of older people – the number of people aged 50 to 64 who are not engaged with the labour market in any way (that is, they are neither working nor looking for work) has risen by 228,000 since the start of the pandemic, and the employment rate in this group has fallen by 1.8 percentage points. In the most deprived areas, people can expect to live more than 17 years more with disabling health conditions while fewer than 1 in 10 homes have accessibility features for people with disabilities. The report makes a number of specific recommendations in relation to health, housing, work and communities, and calls for a cross-departmental strategy to coordinate government activity and funding to address the ageing population and level up the dramatic and growing inequality in the way we experience later life. (Edited publisher abstract)