Embedding inclusion through design
We believe the key to improving housing quality are easy to use, local one-stop-shops that we call Good Home Hubs. But for them to truly have an impact, they need to work for everyone.
Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic people aged 50 and over are more than five times more likely to be living in housing deprivation. Poverty, discrimination and wider structural issues are often at the root cause of why.
We know that people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds aged 50 and over are more likely to be living in the private rented sector, experiencing relative poverty, struggling with debt and unlikely to be able to negotiate the changes needed with their landlords to live safely and comfortably in their homes.
Inclusive and Anti-Racist Good Home Hubs
We all need a decent place to call home so that we can live and age well. One way to achieve this on a local level is through a network of Good Home Hubs across England – one-stop-shops across the country delivering a range of home improvement services designed to help people live in homes that are safe and warm.
Our Good Home Hub model includes support and signposting on everything from finding trusted tradespeople and identifying what work needs to be done, to how to finance repairs and improve energy efficiency. To be effective, Good Home Hubs must work for all communities and that is why the Centre for Ageing Better has commissioned Race Equality Foundation to explore how local areas delivering home improvement services can meet the needs of Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities in their area.
There is a gap in research on the causes and effects of racism in creating and prolonging poor housing for Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities. But what we do know is that entrenched systemic biases in policies, practices and allocation of resources all contribute to poorer housing outcomes for racially minoritised groups. It is this that we want to change. Our work to promote and support the creation of inclusive and anti-racist Good Home Hubs will develop over the course of 2025.
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