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Lifetime homes, lifetime neighbourhoods
— a national strategy for housing in an ageing society | | Corporate Author | Department for Communities and Local Government - DCLG; Department of Health - DoH; Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Department for Communities and Local Government, London, February 2008 |
| Pages | 175 pp |
| Source | Communities and Local Government Publications, PO Box 236, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7NB. For alternative formats:, e-mail: alternativeformats@communities.gsi.gov.uk Download link at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing... |
| Keywords | Housing [elderly] ; Architectural design ; Accessibility ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | The ageing of the population will be one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century for housing. Housing and ageing are seen as a cross-government priority, and this strategy sets out government's response to this challenge, and its plan to create lifetime homes in lifetime neighbourhoods. It outlines plans for ensuring that there is enough appropriate housing available in future to relieve the forecasted unsustainable pressures on homes, health and social care services. The document explains why change is needed, and notes that there will be increased funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant (also improving the means test). Lifetime Homes will be key, as they provide the flexibility required for people's housing needs as they get older. The aspiration is that all new housing will be built to Lifetime Homes Standards by 2013, or by 2011 for public housing. Further aims are improving joined up assessment, service provision and commissioning across housing, health and care services, along greater personalisation through the development of Personal Budgets. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080226001 B |
| Classmark | KE: YB3: 5CA: TM2: 6OA |
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