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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2017

Home adaptations infographics

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Healthy homes: NHS initiatives to improve health by improving homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
19 Nov 2024
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The Impact of Poor Quality Housing on Older People

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Safe Homes Now Spotlight: Older people in poor-quality housing

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Designing homes for everyone

Contrary to popular belief, inclusive design can be both attractive and affordable. What we need is better advice and information so we can build accessible and inclusive homes that work for all of us.

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Homes that kill: 2 million homes in England pose a serious threat to health or safety

A lack of action on poor-quality housing is leading to avoidable deaths, with 1 in 10 homes posing a serious risk to their residents’ health or safety.

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Good homes for all

Good homes for all: A proposal to fix England's housing

This final report from the Good Home Inquiry examines the problem of unsuitable and low-quality housing in England’s existing housing stock.

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We have a crisis of poor-quality housing. Now is the time for change

The state of England's homes is shocking, with millions living in homes that put their health and safety at risk. Why then have we become collectively complacent about this huge issue?

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Pauline's voice - Good homes for all

Ever since needing a wheelchair, Pauline's home doesn't work for her – she's recently been confined to the ground floor of her three-bedroom home.

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Considering solutions to improve our homes

The Good Home Dialogue brought together people with experience of poor-quality homes. But dialogue, when it works well, isn’t just about hearing people’s problems, it entrusts them with the tools to critically assess potential solutions.

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We need to decarbonise our homes – but does technology help or hinder us?

Over 4 million homes in England are poor quality, and much of the improvement costs are relatively affordable. Why then are people hesitant to use technology to improve their homes?

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Who’s responsible for improving our homes?

There are over four million poor-quality homes in the UK, over half of which are lived in by older people. We need to see immediate and long-term action from government to address our poor housing crisis.

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