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The Housing LIN
The Housing LIN is the national network for promoting new ideas and supporting change in the delivery of housing, care and support services for older and vulnerable adults, including people with disabilities and long term conditions.
Topics & Resources
Hot Topics
- Housing With Care Matters, July 2008 - Housing LIN e-newsletter
- DH Extra Care Housing Fund 2008-10 - Successful Local Authorities Table
- Building Choices: personal budgets and older peoples housing, broadening the debate
- Hands Off It's My Home! Checklist, Guidance and information for people being supported
- Shared Equity - Using the Private Finance Initiative to Boost Extra Care Housing (June 2008)
Key Resources
- More Choice, Greater Voice
A toolkit prepared specifically to accompany the government's new National Housing Strategy for an Ageing Society to offer guidance to commissioners and providers to enable them to produce accommodation and care strategies for older people. - Housing Resource - Commissioning housing support for health and wellbeing (July 2008)
This report commissioned by the Integrated Care Network explains what housing related support services are and the funding streams and national programmes they sit within. The role of housing related support in reducing the need for more costly services and meeting shared performance goals between health and local government is illustrated. - Housing Resource - Extra Care Housing Toolkit
This toolkit developed by the Housing LIN contains sections that cover in detail the essential elements in developing extra care housing from overall strategy, needs analysis, assessing current and potential supply, implementation and evaluation.
Housing Events
Next Event:
09/09/08 to 10/09/08 - Home Improvement Agency Annual Conference 2008
Last Event:
23/07/08 - Better Homes, Better Health - London, East & South East Regional Seminars
Latest Housing News
- CSIP Networks Produce Darzi Guide
CSIP Networks has summarised the key elements of Lord Darzi's recent high-profile review of the NHS, High Quality Care for All. - LAs Win Extra Care Boost
Twenty five extra care housing schemes got the green light this month (July) with ministers confirming the successful applicants for support from their £80 million fund. - Extra housing boost to support independent living
Twenty five local authorities will receive £80m funding for innovative Extra Care Housing schemes, Ivan Lewis, Under Secretary for Care Services announced today.
