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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2017

Home adaptations infographics

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Improving the quality of homes – finding shared goals and a common drive across the county

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Adam Newman-Pring
23 May 2025
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Safe Homes Now Spotlight: Black and Minority Ethnic Communities

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People should not have to live like this: Time to end the poor-quality housing crisis

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The stats which show it is harder getting older in the North

Our annual State of Ageing report is the definitive compilation of data around the experiences of our ageing population.

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Taxpayers pay more for annual maintenance of Houses of Parliament than rest of country’s homes combined

A new report, from the Centre for Ageing Better and the Healthier Housing Partnership, details for the first time the decline in government funding for home improvement support over the past decade.

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More than a quarter of a million climate change-linked deaths in England and Wales, new research finds

New Office for National Statistics reveals huge numbers of deaths because of extreme heat or cold since 1988.

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Home improvement would create health improvement for ailing Britain

Our health is declining collectively as a country and our poor-quality housing, among the worst in Europe, is partly to blame.

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Hospital discharge services – how integrating housing with health and social care can support your service

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.

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Unglamorous and repeatedly overlooked, home improvement can deliver huge value for money for cash-strapped government

The challenging state of the UK's finances is seen as a significant barrier to tackling some of society’s biggest challenges.

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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.

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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.

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