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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 23h

🎥 #HAPPIHour recording now live!

#Almshouses Reimagined: how partnerships are shaping innovative housing for today’s older communities.

Featuring United St Saviour’s Appleby Blue + expert speakers from Winckworth Sherwood & The Almshouse Association.

👉Watch: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 2d

🏡New #HLINViewpoint & #HLINCaseStudy on Appleby Blue shows how design, support & community enhance older people’s wellbeing & independence.

Join author Alison Benzimra (United St Saviour's Charity) in tomorrow’s #HAPPIHour “Almshouses Reimagined” to learn more: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/New-ins...

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 2d

Today's #HLINks covers:

🔎HCR Law roundtable insights on #IDOP
📝Dovehouse Court #HLINCaseStudy by Mole Architects
🏘️APPG intergenerational inquiry - call for evidence
✨ISPA Year 3 research
💻Tomorrow's Almshouse #HAPPIHour webinar.

Read more: www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3163

Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 5d

✨NEW #HAPPIHour webinar✨

Almshouses Reimagined: Building partnerships to evolve housing for today’s older communities 🏡

📅 7 Oct 2025 | 🕓 4-5pm | 🌎 Online

Secure your FREE spot here👇
www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

#HAPPIHour #AgeingPopulation #Webinar #Almshouse

Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 6d

Our CEO @jeremyhlin.bsky.social features in The Monitor by Housing 2025 on the future of social & affordable housing.

💡Episodes 3–5: Financing confidence, innovation & green housing, predictions for the year ahead.

Watch here: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Housing... #TheMonitor #Housing2025

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 6d

🏡New #HLINCaseStudy by Ian Bramwell, Director of Mole Architects: Dovehouse Court in Cambridgeshire reimagines the almshouse for the 21st century, showcasing sustainable, affordable & community-focused homes for over-55s.

Read Case Study No. 178👇
www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 #IDOP2025

Today, we celebrate older people & their vital role in communities. Housing LIN's CEO @jeremyhlin.bsky.social joined a roundtable with Prof Julienne Meyer CBE on the future of older people's housing & inclusive communities.

🔗 Explore resources: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Celebra...

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 7d

#HAPPIHour recording live: Fire safety in housing architecture & policy

Speakers:
• Prof Vikki McCall – fire doors & accessibility
• Naomi Crawford (PRP) – housing policy & future designs
• Ruth Sheret (HCR Law) – legal frameworks & fire safety communication

▶️ www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

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Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social · 8d

Today we are celebrating International Day of Older People! Let us know your plans to mark the day.

We will be celebrating the power that social connections have in shaping our lives and communities with this year's UK theme: Building Belonging: Celebrating the power of our social connections.

Good social connections in later life help maintain physical and mental health as we age including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, depression and dementia. There is a photo of two older women hugging and smiling.

People aged 65 and over are the most likely to volunteer, volunteering boosts individual wellbeing, but is also vital for strengthening community bonds, delivering community services and improving our local environments. There is a photo of an older person in an exercise class.

Easy access to community facilities supports social interaction for older people however, between 201-/11 and 2023/24 local authority spending on community centres and public halls declined by 19% and on libraries by 46%. There is a photo of an older woman smiling on a bus.

Older people are more likely to have a strong sense of belonging to their neighbourhood than younger age groups, but in more deprived areas this gap is smaller. There is a photo of two older people chatting on a beach with their bikes.

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 7d

📢Interested in evaluating the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) programme?

The NIHR Policy Research Programme is hosting a webinar to explain the upcoming research competition and its aims.

🗓Tuesday, 7 October
⏰14:00–15:00

Find out more and register your place: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Webinar...

Webinar on upcoming research call to evaluate the Disabled Facilities Grant programme - News - Housing LIN

www.housinglin.org.uk

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 8d

👏So pleased to host the Intersectional Stigma of Place-Based Ageing (ISPA) Year 3 newsletter + blogs on our website!

Highlights include: lived experience research,
Community Peer Researcher networks & international collaboration🎉

Explore here⬇️
www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 9d

In today's #HLINks:

💻 #HAPPIHour series
📹 The Monitor 2025: Housing Innovation
✨ #NHHA 2025 deadline
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Call for evidence: Intergenerational Communities
📝 Scotland’s affordable housing & New Towns Taskforce reports
✍️ New housing affordability #HLINblog

And more at www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3160

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 14d

New #HAPPIHour: Fire safety by design

📅Tuesday, 30th September 2025
🕓4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍Zoom (Online)

Experts from PRP Architects, University of Stirling & HCR Law will discuss policy, research & practice in care homes & specialist housing.

🔗 Register here: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

HAPPI Hour webinar - Safe by design: Fire safety in housing architecture and policy - Events - Housing LIN

www.housinglin.org.uk

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 15d

We’re pleased to share our latest #HLINblog, exploring 30 years since the Disability Discrimination Act.

Guy Harris shares insights on inclusive, safe, and supportive housing for older adults, tackling accessibility, affordability & social isolation.

👉 www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/More-o...

More of a haze than lifting our gaze to achieve equality - Blogs - Housing LIN

www.housinglin.org.uk

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 16d

This week’s #HLINks includes:

🏆 Inside Housing Development Awards 2025 shortlist
📣 APPG Call for evidence on intergenerational communities
💡 New Viewpoint on affordability & age-friendly places
🎙️ #HAPPIHour returns

And much more! 👇
www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3157

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 21d

Dr Hannah R Marston will be speaking at our HAPPI Hour Webinar 'Towards age-friendly futures: Local practice and perspectives' on Tuesday 21/10/2025 from 4:00pm till 5:00pm. Book your free place now at: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/HAPPI...

HAPPI Hour Webinar - Towards age-friendly futures: Local practice and perspectives - Events - Housing LIN

www.housinglin.org.uk

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 22d

In this #HLINViewpoint, Prof Joost van Hoof & Dr Hannah Marston warn that ignoring financial realities risks excluding older people from urban life.

They urge evidence-based tools & policies that keep affordability central to age-friendly planning.

🔗 Read at www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/...

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 23d

This week's #HLINks includes:

💡 #FutureLeaders update
📣 APPG Call for evidence
🏘️ #ForAccessibleHomes celebrations
📊 Everon & Howz partnership announcement
🎙️ #HAPPIHour webinar series
💡 2 x #HLINblogs on accessibility

And lots more! 👇
www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3156

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 26d

🌟Fantastic session yesterday with the #FutureLeaders Programme, sponsored by Sovereign Network Group!

We heard inspiring leadership journeys from Chan Kataria (emh) & Susan Kay (@vivensa.bsky.social) on values, culture, and the power of networks.

Read more👉 www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Future-...

Jeremy Porteus @jeremyhlin.bsky.social · 27d

Fab @housinglin.bsky.social #FutureLeaders session today with 2 outstanding captains of industry emh’s #ChanKataria & @vivensa.bsky.social #SusanKay sharing their journeys.

Leadership isn’t all plain sailing. A skipper needs a skilled crew to steer through those choppy seas and calm waters

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · 27d

🏡New #HLINblog blog:

Neil Withnell shares how Gloucestershire is adopting the London Accessible Housing Register (AHR) to boost accessible social housing.

Better choice, smarter strategy & healthier communities.

Read more: www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/An-Acc...

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · Sep 9

30 years on from the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), what has really changed?

In our new #HLINblog, ISPA researchers + Paula Rogers’ lived experience call for co-produced, intersectional change.

Read the full blog here👇
www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/Dont-B...

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · Sep 8

We’re back! This week's #HLINks includes:

🏆 #HDA HAPPI winner
📣 APPG Call for evidence
🤝 Exciting new #HLINsponsor announcements
📊 Policy updates & research
💡 #FutureLeaders Programme update
🎙️ New #HAPPIHour webinar series
💡 Accessible housing insights

Read more: www.housinglin.org.uk/nl/?nid=3152

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨New guest blog alert!

Hot on the heels of #StartsAtHomeDay + #SOSHousing, we’re thrilled to share insights from emh CEO, Chan Kataria, ahead of his talk at our #FutureLeaders event next week!

Read the blog here: www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/On-boa...

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thrilled to share that @arcadisglobal.bsky.social's Englishcombe Lane supported housing has won this year’s #HAPPI Prize at the #HousingDesignAwards!🏡

With a focus on neuro-diversity & age-inclusive living, it’s a powerful model for care-ready, inclusive communities.

Read on👇
lnkd.in/eq6JDtCu #HDA

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Housing LIN @housinglin.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢We’re delighted to announce that Bield Housing & Care, a leading housing association providing homes and support for older people across Scotland, has become the first Scottish sponsor of Housing LIN!

Read the full story here: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Bield-b... #HLINSponsor

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