Older People’s Housing Champions Network
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Older People’s Housing Champions Network
Housing and older people – making it matter
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Our mission:
To make decent, safe, warm housing for older people, together with REAL CHOICE in how and where they live
their lives, a national priority.
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The current situation:
Independent living is THE priority as the population ages.
But is housing yet being considered the “third leg” to be integrated along with health and
social care?
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We believe that:
Housing is often ignored in discussions about health and care…
yet it is THE KEY to independent living.
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And it’s also about the money…
Many people are property rich and cash poor – and current routes to releasing
much-needed funds while staying in their own home (eg equity release) are very narrow and potentially very expensive.
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Some facts…
There are now more low-income homeowners than low-income
tenants and a million vulnerable older homeowners live in
“non-decent homes”.
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Some facts…
• 90% of older people live in “ordinary housing”
This isn’t going to change any time soon…
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Some facts…
• Total number of ALL new homes completed in 2013: 109,370
• 65+ population growth of 270,000 per year.
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Why it matters now
• DCLG research• DH responsible for Disabled Facilities
Grants• Agenda being driven by housebuilders
and equity release providers
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The window is open to influence thinking
The 2015 General Election looms…
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The window is open to influence thinking
The 2015 General Election looms…
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What needs to happen• New homes built to meet needs and aspirations
• Choice to rent privately as well as buy/part own
• Quality available to all• Homes integrated into local
communities
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What needs to happen• Local older people should have a say• Built to be healthy, low cost
• Recognition needed that every time an older person moves into dedicated
property, it frees up a family home• So prioritise and incentivise
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What needs to happen
• Improve the stock we have• Biggest worries: cold, repair bills,
cost of adaptations
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What needs to happen
• Get housing on the health and care agenda / in the Better Care Funds / on Health and Wellbeing Board agendas.
• Focus efforts on older people living in homes that are not
adapted / unhealthy / unsafe / poorly insulated / badly heated.
• Invest to save – every year, NHS spends £600m treating
people because of poor housing
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What would help?
Better Care Fund plans to include home adaptations, handyperson home repairs and safety, home
adaptations and Disabled Facilities Grants
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Who should be influenced?
• Local authorities - planning & social care• Health & Wellbeing boards
• CCGs• DH
• DCLG• All political parties going into next election
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Who should be influenced?
• Local authorities - planning & social care• Health & Wellbeing boards
• CCGs• DH
• DCLG• All political parties going into next election
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Over to you: your take on…
• These issuesYour experiences / evidence
How you feel we can shape the agendaWhat could Government do to help?
What YOU can do to spread these messagesWhat more/different should be in our manifesto
to take to the political parties for 2015?
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Our manifesto…
1 Future proof against the ageing society 2 Build ALL new homes lifetime homes standards and to ultra low energy use 3 Engage older people in design and planning4 Enable and promote a greater choice of specialist and general housing for older people
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Our manifesto…
5 Truly integrate housing into the planning of health and care services. 6 Provide rapid access to repairs and adaptations 7 Provide more independent, impartial information and advice