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Housing provision for an ageing society
 — speech by Baroness Andrews to the Fabian Society on 13 June 2007
Author(s)Baroness Andrews
Corporate AuthorParliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government - DCLG; Fabian Society
PublisherElectronic format only, 2007
Pages10 PP
SourceDownload from website: http://www.communities.gov.uk/speeches/corporate/h... Also available at: http://fabians.org.uk/events/andrews-housing-07/sp...
KeywordsHousing [elderly] ; Social policy.
AnnotationBaroness Andrews, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), was invited to speak at a "Next Decade" lecture organised by the Fabian Society. Baroness Andrews highlighted the centrality of older people in the housing market, noting that "30% of households are already headed by someone over retirement age". The key role of home improvement agencies in enabling older people to maintain and adapt their homes was also stressed. The full text of Baroness Andrews lecture is available on the DCLG website. The meeting was also addressed by gerontologist, Professor Alan Walker. (KJ/RH).
Accession NumberCPA-070816201 E
ClassmarkKE: TM2 *

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