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Housing choices and aspirations of older people
— research from the New Horizons Programme | | Author(s) | Karen Croucher |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Housing Policy - CHP, University of York; Department for Communities and Local Government - DCLG |
| Publisher | Department for Communities and Local Government, London, February 2008 |
| Pages | 60 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/housing/housingmanag... |
| Keywords | Housing [elderly] ; Consumer choice ; House removal ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Researchers at the Centre for Housing Policy (CHP), University of York have been commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to undertake a project to inform development of the National Housing Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society. As part of this wider project, eight focus groups composed of 'younger' older people (aged 48-64) and older people (aged 65+) were convened to explore influences on their housing decisions. This report details the outcomes of these discussions, which covered what influences decisions to move; future intentions; and housing options for older people. It also reports findings in relation to black and minority ethnic (BME), lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGTB), and disabled participants respectively. Groups were located in different parts of England, including rural, urban and suburban areas: Cornwall, Newcastle (2 groups), Sheffield, York, Bradford (older people from African-Caribbean community)), London (disabled) and Manchester (LGTB). There is a growing body of literature on older people's housing choices and aspirations, which is briefly reviewed in an appendix. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080227001 B |
| Classmark | KE: WYC: TNH: 3F |
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