Improving home improvement services: Challenges in recruitment and retention

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Home Improvement: A Triple Dividend

Here are the three briefings Ageing Better has produced with the cross-party think tank Demos, supported by Dunhill Medical Trust, exploring the multiple benefits from improving the safety, heating and accessibility of homes.

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Improving homes: Good Home Hubs

We believe the key to improving people's homes and keeping them warm and dry are easy to use, local one-stop shops for information and support. We call this a Good Home Hub.

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The Good Home Inquiry

An evidence-based analysis of England’s housing policies to determine the causes of, and solutions to, the poor quality of so much of our housing.

One in five older people living in a home which could make them sicker this winter

New data from Ageing Better reveals the scale of the country’s poor quality housing crisis and the widespread impact it is having on the nation’s health.

Investing to support people with health conditions and improving their wellbeing and financial security

One of the government’s first acts on taking the keys to Downing Street was the removal of Winter Fuel Payments for all pensioners.

As society ages, good-quality homes are needed more than ever before

This week the government's cross-department Older People’s Housing Taskforce released its report on the housing options available to us as we age, highlighting the need to improve the quantity and quality of our homes.

Healthy homes: NHS initiatives to improve health by improving homes

This report aims to raise awareness of the links between health and homes and provide examples of local systems that have developed cross-sector initiatives to improve residents’ health by tackling problems in the home.

The Impact of Poor Quality Housing on Older People

The Safe Homes Now campaign was launched earlier this year to highlight the consequences of England’s poor-quality housing for a range of different groups and persuade the UK government to fix this hidden housing crisis.

Age Without Limits

Age-friendly Employer Pledge

Safe Homes Now

The State of Ageing 2023-24

Improving home improvement services: Challenges in recruitment and retention