🌍Supporting #WorldMentalHealthDay 2025! Good quality, safe housing is key to mental well-being for older adults! On our mental health and housing webpages, you'll find published research, analysis, and guidance to support this work. Explore here👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Housing...

⏳1 week left! The APPG Inquiry into Creating Intergenerational Communities wants your insights🏘️ If you design, build, or live in intergenerational communities, submit your evidence by Friday, 17 Oct 2025. 🔗 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Call-fo... #Housing #IntergenerationalCommunities #APPG

📢New #HLINblog alert! In this thought-provoking piece, Barrister Catherine Casserley reflects on 30 years of the Disability Discrimination Act & the fight for accessible housing. How far have we come, and what’s next?🏠 Read here: www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/Its-cr... #AccessibleHousing #DDA30

🚨New webinar just added! Suitable Housing for an Ageing Population Evidence Exchange – The SHAPE of things to come with @vivensa.bsky.social 📅Tuesday 14th Oct 2025 🕓4-5pm 💻Online – Zoom Let's talk care-ready housing, intergenerational living & adaptations👉 www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

🎥 #HAPPIHour recording now live! #Almshouses Reimagined: how partnerships are shaping innovative housing for today’s older communities. Featuring United St Saviour’s Appleby Blue + expert speakers from Winckworth Sherwood & The Almshouse Association. 👉Watch: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

🏡New #HLINViewpoint & #HLINCaseStudy on Appleby Blue shows how design, support & community enhance older people’s wellbeing & independence. Join author Alison Benzimra (United St Saviour's Charity) in tomorrow’s #HAPPIHour “Almshouses Reimagined” to learn more: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/New-ins...

Today's #HLINks covers: 🔎HCR Law roundtable insights on #IDOP 📝Dovehouse Court #HLINCaseStudy by Mole Architects 🏘️APPG intergenerational inquiry - call for evidence ✨ISPA Year 3 research 💻Tomorrow's Almshouse #HAPPIHour webinar. Read more: www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3163

✨NEW #HAPPIHour webinar✨ Almshouses Reimagined: Building partnerships to evolve housing for today’s older communities 🏡 📅 7 Oct 2025 | 🕓 4-5pm | 🌎 Online Secure your FREE spot here👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI... #HAPPIHour #AgeingPopulation #Webinar #Almshouse

Our CEO @jeremyhlin.bsky.social features in The Monitor by Housing 2025 on the future of social & affordable housing. 💡Episodes 3–5: Financing confidence, innovation & green housing, predictions for the year ahead. Watch here: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Housing... #TheMonitor #Housing2025

🏡New #HLINCaseStudy by Ian Bramwell, Director of Mole Architects: Dovehouse Court in Cambridgeshire reimagines the almshouse for the 21st century, showcasing sustainable, affordable & community-focused homes for over-55s. Read Case Study No. 178👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

🌍 #IDOP2025 Today, we celebrate older people & their vital role in communities. Housing LIN's CEO @jeremyhlin.bsky.social joined a roundtable with Prof Julienne Meyer CBE on the future of older people's housing & inclusive communities. 🔗 Explore resources: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Celebra...

#HAPPIHour recording live: Fire safety in housing architecture & policy Speakers: • Prof Vikki McCall – fire doors & accessibility • Naomi Crawford (PRP) – housing policy & future designs • Ruth Sheret (HCR Law) – legal frameworks & fire safety communication ▶️ www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

Today we are celebrating International Day of Older People! Let us know your plans to mark the day. We will be celebrating the power that social connections have in shaping our lives and communities with this year's UK theme: Building Belonging: Celebrating the power of our social connections.

📢Interested in evaluating the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) programme? The NIHR Policy Research Programme is hosting a webinar to explain the upcoming research competition and its aims. 🗓Tuesday, 7 October ⏰14:00–15:00 Find out more and register your place: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Webinar...

👏So pleased to host the Intersectional Stigma of Place-Based Ageing (ISPA) Year 3 newsletter + blogs on our website! Highlights include: lived experience research, Community Peer Researcher networks & international collaboration🎉 Explore here⬇️ www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

In today's #HLINks: 💻 #HAPPIHour series 📹 The Monitor 2025: Housing Innovation ✨ #NHHA 2025 deadline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Call for evidence: Intergenerational Communities 📝 Scotland’s affordable housing & New Towns Taskforce reports ✍️ New housing affordability #HLINblog And more at www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3160

New #HAPPIHour: Fire safety by design 📅Tuesday, 30th September 2025 🕓4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 📍Zoom (Online) Experts from PRP Architects, University of Stirling & HCR Law will discuss policy, research & practice in care homes & specialist housing. 🔗 Register here: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

We’re pleased to share our latest #HLINblog, exploring 30 years since the Disability Discrimination Act. Guy Harris shares insights on inclusive, safe, and supportive housing for older adults, tackling accessibility, affordability & social isolation. 👉 www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/More-o...

This week’s #HLINks includes: 🏆 Inside Housing Development Awards 2025 shortlist 📣 APPG Call for evidence on intergenerational communities 💡 New Viewpoint on affordability & age-friendly places 🎙️ #HAPPIHour returns And much more! 👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3157

In this #HLINViewpoint, Prof Joost van Hoof & Dr Hannah Marston warn that ignoring financial realities risks excluding older people from urban life. They urge evidence-based tools & policies that keep affordability central to age-friendly planning. 🔗 Read at www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

This week's #HLINks includes: 💡 #FutureLeaders update 📣 APPG Call for evidence 🏘️ #ForAccessibleHomes celebrations 📊 Everon & Howz partnership announcement 🎙️ #HAPPIHour webinar series 💡 2 x #HLINblogs on accessibility And lots more! 👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3156

🌟Fantastic session yesterday with the #FutureLeaders Programme, sponsored by Sovereign Network Group! We heard inspiring leadership journeys from Chan Kataria (emh) & Susan Kay (@vivensa.bsky.social) on values, culture, and the power of networks. Read more👉 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Future-...

🏡New #HLINblog blog: Neil Withnell shares how Gloucestershire is adopting the London Accessible Housing Register (AHR) to boost accessible social housing. Better choice, smarter strategy & healthier communities. Read more: www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/An-Acc...

30 years on from the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), what has really changed? In our new #HLINblog, ISPA researchers + Paula Rogers’ lived experience call for co-produced, intersectional change. Read the full blog here👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/Dont-B...

We’re back! This week's #HLINks includes: 🏆 #HDA HAPPI winner 📣 APPG Call for evidence 🤝 Exciting new #HLINsponsor announcements 📊 Policy updates & research 💡 #FutureLeaders Programme update 🎙️ New #HAPPIHour webinar series 💡 Accessible housing insights Read more: www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3152

🚨New guest blog alert! Hot on the heels of #StartsAtHomeDay + #SOSHousing, we’re thrilled to share insights from emh CEO, Chan Kataria, ahead of his talk at our #FutureLeaders event next week! Read the blog here: www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/On-boa...

Thrilled to share that @arcadisglobal.bsky.social's Englishcombe Lane supported housing has won this year’s #HAPPI Prize at the #HousingDesignAwards!🏡 With a focus on neuro-diversity & age-inclusive living, it’s a powerful model for care-ready, inclusive communities. Read on👇 lnkd.in/eq6JDtCu #HDA

📢We’re delighted to announce that Bield Housing & Care, a leading housing association providing homes and support for older people across Scotland, has become the first Scottish sponsor of Housing LIN! Read the full story here: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Bield-b... #HLINSponsor

👏We’re thrilled that Appleby Blue in Bermondsey, designed by Witherford Watson Mann for Housing LIN sponsor United St Saviour’s Charity, is shortlisted for the 2025 RIBA Stirling Prize! 🏆 📅Winner announced 16 Oct. Our CEO, @jeremyhlin.bsky.social, says... www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Retirem...

📢 Call for Evidence! The APPG on Housing & Care for Older People is exploring how to create thriving intergenerational communities. We want your insights on design, benefits & barriers. 📅 Deadline: 17 Oct 2025 🔗 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Call-fo...

As the football transfer window closes, how would you invest nearly £3bn spent by clubs to cover a range of positions to achieve the goals set out in the #OlderPeopleHousing Taskforce report? www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Governm...

🍂New season, new insights! This Autumn/Winter, join our #HAPPIHour webinars covering fire safety, dementia-friendly design, community-led housing, Scotland’s strategy, and much more. ✨Save your spot: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Forth... #AgeingPopulation #HousingForOlderPeople #HousingStrategy

Nice walk on Cotswold Way around picturesque Wooten-under-Edge in Gloucestershire this afternoon and came across several #Almshouses. Looking forward to exploring more about almshouses at our #HAPPIhour on 30/9. Look out for @housinglin.bsky.social autumn/winter webinar series announcement tomorrow!

Today we mark #StartsAtHome Day with @natfednews.bsky.social shining a light on the vital role of supported housing in helping people live well & independently. We back the call to protect & invest in this lifeline 🏠 #SOSHousing #SaveOurSupportedHousing 🔗 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Housing...

Managing #homecare or #housing with care locations? We need your support with data collection for an NIHR research funded study on the value of #domiciliarycare Get in touch! Our partners are @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social Homecare Association @housinglin.bsky.social @skillsforcare.bsky.social

Further to last week’s @local.gov.uk webinar on their new #SupportedHousing guidance for councils, it is now out ahead of @natfednews.bsky.social #SOSHousing day tomorrow, and is @housinglin.bsky.social top news item at www.housinglin.org.uk/News/LGA-pub...

📢New #HLINblog: To mark 30 years of the #DDA, Gary Bourlet (@learningdiseng.bsky.social) shares his journey as a self-advocate + activist, reflecting on progress made, challenges ahead + why accessible housing is key to true equality. 👉 www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/30-yea... #DisabilityRights

📢2025 marks 30 years since the Disability Discrimination Act. To reflect on its impact on housing & the built environment, we are pleased to launch a special #HLINblog series + #HAPPIHour webinar this November. A message from our CEO, @jeremyhlin.bsky.social: www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

New upload: United for All Ages’ vision & manifesto with 50 bold ideas for the next 25 years, built around: ✨ Connection & interdependence ⚖️ Fairness across generations 🌍 Thinking big + 5 themes incl. Places for all ages Read here🔗 www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

Ahead of next week’s @natfednews.bsky.social #SOSHousing, I was delighted to take part in recent #StonewaterHousing podcast on #SupportedHousing (session 5. Episode 7 of On the Air). Listen again at: lnkd.in/epJw9MP6 And many thanks for my gifts in the post this morning. What a lovely surprise!

✨Free Housing LIN membership = access to exclusive insight, weekly policy news, and cutting-edge research. Join our community and receive our weekly newsletter, #HLINks from 8th September: www.housinglin.org.uk/your-account... #Housing #Health #Care #Research #AgeingPopulation

Saddened to learn that Professor Anthea Tinker died this week. At @housinglin.bsky.social we remember her fondly and I also give a personal tribute to an inspirational family friend at www.housinglin.org.uk/News/In-memo...

In his #HLINblog, Andy Shipley shares insights from the ‘Sensing Climate’ project, revealing how climate & housing policies often overlook disabled people’s needs. With accessibility lagging & legal protections weakened since 2010, risks are growing. Read on👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/Disabi...

🚀Going Digital starts here! As part of Housing LIN’s Going Digital webpages, explore why digital matters for housing, care & health + tools, case studies, funding tips & more. 🔗 www.housinglin.org.uk/going-digita...

📢New report: What's Next for Adaptations? calls for an overhaul of Scotland’s complex, unequal home adaptations system to better support older & disabled people to live well, safely & independently. Read on here: www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/... #Housing #IndependentLiving

Hundreds of thousands of new homes have been built since 2022, and most are still inaccessible. Why? In a new Housing LIN Viewpoint, Joan Rutherford calls out the excuses blocking #M42 regs: cost? minor. impact? massive. Read here🔗 www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/... #HLINViewpoint

🚢 After nearly ten years at the helm, Susan Kay deservedly sails into retirement at the end of the year. We’re delighted to announce that our new Chief Executive Officer will be Katy Saunders. Read more about Katy here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/a-new-e... #FundingForAgeingWell

Curious about the future of housing for older people? Free Housing LIN membership gives you early access to our popular HAPPI Hour events + sector news. 👉 Don’t miss out: www.housinglin.org.uk/your-account... #Housing #Health #Care #AgeingPopulation #HousingForOlderPeople #LearningDisabilities

Today, we welcomed our 2025 #FutureLeaders cohort to The Hive, kicking off their journey at Sovereign Network Group's HQ! From policy to customer experience, they are united by a passion for age-friendly homes & impact-driven leadership. Read the full story👇 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Future-...

A really excellent episode on the value of #supportedhousing & how it delivers positive outcomes for their residents, the community and statutory services like the NHS & social care. Featuring extra care/later living, supported housing for young people & refuges for people fleeing domestic abuse.