Housing Strategy

The impact of housing on health inequalities, health & wellbeing and independence is recognised in national policy. Local authorities and their partner organisations are responsible for shaping the provision of housing as well as the infrastructure of health and care services. The resources listed below include relevant national policy and good practice guides.

• The Green Homes, Warmer Homes - Home Energy Management Strategy
  Warm Homes, Greener Homes is the Government's Household Energy Management Strategy, setting out its plans for meeting the target of a reduction of 29% in (non-traded) carbon emissions from the household...
• Updated strategic approach to housing KLOE for use from 12 April 2010
  The Audit Commission has published an updated Strategic Approach to Housing Key Line of Enquiry (KLOE) document and information on existing local good practice. The updated KLOE will be used from April...
• Housing, health and care
  This new policy and practice report from the Chartered Institute of Housing, and supported by the Housing LIN, is essential reading for policy makers, commissioners and providers alike. It gives a comprehensive...
• The Department of Health Care and Support Green Paper
  This Housing LIN Briefing No31 outlines the key points in the Department of Health Green Paper. The main message is the need for change and a move to a more equitable national care service. Alongside...
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Housing: report of a study based on the South East region
  This Housing LIN Report is based on a study of documents produced in the South East of England as part of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) process. The aim of the study was to examine the...
• Weathering the downturn - What is the future for Lifetime Neighbourhoods?
  This new ILC-UK report brings together analysis of recent developments, specifically the impact of the downturn in the economy on lifetime neighbourhoods and if the original agenda set out in the government's...
• Housing and the Credit Crunch - Third Report of Session 2008-09
  This report, by Communities and Local Government (CLG) together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence was ordered by The House of Commons As a result of the credit crunch the Government is...
• Household Projections to 2031, England
  Published by Communities and Local Government (CLG), this Statistical Release presents National Statistics on the projected number of households in England and its regions to 2031. The figures in this...
• JIP / RIEP - Transforming the Delivery of Services
  Housing LIN Briefing No25 - The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2008 is transforming the landscape of delivering local services and joined up working between local agencies to meet...
• Housing, care, support - a guide to integrating housing related support at a regional level
  This report outlines the findings of a research project commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Housing Corporation and the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)...
• Strategic Moves - thinking, planning & delivering differently
  A workbook designed for use in joint workshops by partner organisations in health, social care, housing and regeneration. It introduces a new strategic approach that works across whole systems and moves...
• Strategic Moves - CD Rom workbook
  A CD-Rom workbook to accompany 'Strategic Moves - thinking, planning and delivering things differently'. Please contact us to get a free copy
• High Impact changes for health & social care
  This paper describes ten changes that organisations across local government and health need to implement if they are to achieve the aspirations set out in national policy (especially 'Our Health, our...
• New health & social care structures - what are the opportunities for housing?
  Housing LIN Briefing No13 that summarises the new terms and structures within health and social care up to the early part of 2007. The implications for effective joint working between housing providers...
• Local Government White Paper: strong and prosperous communities - briefing
  Resource Overview Describe in detail the resource This CSIP briefing summarises Strong and Prosperous Communities, a White Paper on local government that emphasises the role of local authorities a...
• DH White Paper - Our health, our care, our say - briefing
  Housing LIN Briefing No1 that sets out the main messages in the White Paper together with specific references to the ways in which housing and housing related care and support services are expected to...
• Working together for well being - from vision to reality
  Produced by the Inter Agency Group on adult social care, this report describes the policy context within which commissioners and providers of health and social care are working to achieve integration....
• National Affordable Housing: programme 2008 - 2011
  Published by Housing Corporation, The National Affordable Housing Programme describes the planned investment in England to increase the supply of affordable homes. National, regional and local priorities...
• Safe as houses - what drives investment in social care
  This CSCI report focuses on how bankers and others view investment in social care and raises some of the implications for the future development of personalised care. The report focuses primarily on...
• Health risks & health inequalities in housing, an assessment tool
  This tool Housing LIN is designed to assess the health risks of housing and the residential environment at the scale of a neighbourhood, housing stock or administrative area. For each health risk, the...
• Briefing on Comprehensive Area Assessments
  This Housing LIN briefing No21 offers an overview of the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) process that will replace the existing Comprehensive Performance Assessments (CPA) in 2009. The briefing considers...
• LIFT in partnership - Alexander Avenue Harrow
  A case study of a development that incorporates affordable housing and a purpose built health centre offering a range of health and social care services.
• The Housing Corporation's Housing for Vulnerable People Strategy - briefing
  Housing LIN briefing No18 on the Strategy that sets out how the Corporation will work with Housing Associations, local, regional and national government, the third sector and others to ensure that the...