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Housing LIN 2014/2015 (4th Quarter update) Jeremy Porteus Director Housing LIN
Housing LIN updates Policy & strategy news: • Launch of Health and Housing Memorandum of Understanding & Action Plan (Housing LIN to lead on exemplification of practice) • DCLG Housing, Planning and Design statements (reference to Housing LIN/EAC SHOP Analysis Took) • GLA Further Alterations to the London Plan – key section on ageing population
Housing LIN updates Policy & market news: • Elphicke-House Review into the local authority role in housing English Housing Survey (2013-2014)
Housing LIN update Funding news: • DH/HCA Phase Two of £115m CASSH Fund launched at Housing LIN annual conference in Feb 2015. Bid deadline 29 May 2015 • DH/GLA Phase Two of £40m MCASSH Fund announced in March 2015. Bid deadline 30 June 2015 • £55m Health and Homelessness grant programme • Affordable Housing Welsh programme
Housing LIN update Annual conference: • Housing LIN annual conference, ‘Housing for Older People: A Festival of Ideas’. Over 300 delegates. All presentations now available at: www.housinglin.org.uk/ECHConference2015
Housing LIN Update A selection of new Housing LIN Briefing papers: • Practice briefing on End of Life Care: Information for housing & care providers, in partnership with NCPC, NCF and NHSIQ • Technical Briefing on key legal and regulatory areas applicable to land acquisition, development and operation of retirement communities, in partnership with ARCO
Housing LIN Update A selection of new Housing LIN blogs & viewpoints: • Lighting up the Health and Housing agenda • Extra care housing vs nursing homes for disabled older people • The challenge of a generation • Is digital the new black? Technology-enabled housing with care – why aren’t we further ahead? • Better care, better lives: A personal perspective on integrating housing, care and health • Building in Inclusive Design: A modern housing perspective
Housing LIN update New Housing LIN Case Studies • Older under-occupying owners, will they ever move? • Strategic Housing Market Assessment: Housing with Care for Older People in Kent
Housing LIN update New Housing LIN Cymru Case Studies • Making the best use of stock and support services at RCT Homes • Passion for Life at Cartrefi Conwy: Putting Older People in the Driving Seat in North Wales
Calls for information • Examples of practice for inclusion in a guide for GPs on health and housing. Are you involved in an interesting housing and health project? NHS Alliance would like to hear about it? • Public Health England/Our Life are undertaking a survey on access to housing for people with TB • (More info in our March edition of Housing with Care Matters)
Future activities & resources In the pipeline: • A selection of regional conferences in England and Wales • Regional Leadership Sets. Identifying & test ways to replicate the SW Housing LIN Leadership Set in other regions • Working with SITRA and the University of Worcester on new dementia leadership programme. Leaders’ and scheme managers’ courses • Update the Housing LIN Care and Support Technical Brief • A selection of new blogs, viewpoints, case studies and reports • Influencing next government – policy development and funding opportunities (capital and revenue)
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