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Briefings

Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A Housing Strategy for an Ageing Society

  • Care & Repair England's Briefing on the Government’s new Housing Strategy for an Ageing Society (published 25th Feb 08) can be downloaded here.

Survey of Regional Housing Strategies and Regional Spatial Strategies

  • Care & Repair England’s national survey addresses the question ‘Are Regional Housing Strategies and Regional Spatial Strategies Addressing Population Ageing? (Jan 2008) and can be downloaded, in pdf format, here. A Housing Strategies Good Practice Checklist can be downloaded here and a Regional Spatial Strategies Good Practice Checklist can be downloaded here

Regional Housing Pot Distribution (2008-2011) and Private Sector Housing Renewal

  • Care & Repair England's briefing on the Regional Housing Pot Distribution (2008-2011) and Private Sector Housing Renewal can be downloaded, in pdf format, here

Comprehensive Spending Review (2008-11), Performance Targets and Indicators for Private Sector Housing

  • Care & Repair England's briefing on the implications of the Comprehensive Spending Review (2008-11), Performance Targets and Indicators for Private Sector Housingcan be downloaded, in pdf format, here

Link-Age Consultation

  • Care & Repair England has published its response to the Department for Work and Pensions' Link-Age Consultation. Available in pdf format here.
Decent Homes Standard

  • Care & Repair England's briefing on the Decent Homes Standard can be downloaded, in pdf format, here.

Running a listening event

  • Encouraging the active engagement of older people in the shaping of local authorities' housing policies is a key area of work for Care & Repair England. Following on from a successful partnership event with Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council and the Local 'Better Life in Later Life' project, Care & Repair England has published a practical guide to running a 'Listening Event' to bring together older people and policy makers. View or download the guide in pdf format here. Copies of the brochure 'Housing and Older People - Time for Fresh Thinking and New Ideas' is available here or from the Care & Repair England office.