Home is where most people want to be in later life and 80% of homeowners aged 65 and over wish to stay where they are. Homes are important for health and wellbeing – home adaptations can delay a move into residential care by four years.
Hospital discharge: How home improvement services can help people come home from hospital safely
This briefing outlines some of the challenges and proposes potential solutions to help achieve timely hospital discharge through health and care teams working closely with home improvement services.
Investing in home improvement could boost our economy, make homes safer and save lives
Our new report reveals how a small investment in improving the safety, heating and accessibility of the nation’s poorest-quality homes could have substantial economic benefits.
Tackling the country’s poor housing crisis requires a local approach on a national scale
Our country has a poor housing crisis, with almost 10 million people living in poor quality homes across England that are cold, in need of repair or have serious hazards.
Improving home improvement services: Challenges in recruitment and retention
This briefing outlines key resource challenges in recruitment and retention, staffing structures and accessing funding that local authorities face in delivering home improvement services.
How Wolverhampton Homes is making a difference in its communities
The Good Home Network brings together local authority housing managers from all over England to share challenges and find new ways to improve poor-quality homes.
Our mission to ensure everyone benefits from living in a good home
The quality of a home has a fundamental bearing on an individual’s health and wellbeing and yet millions of people in England endure the hardship of living in sub-standard housing.