National Healthy Housing Awards 2020 winners revealed
The team at Middlesbrough Staying Put Agency Councils, charities and inspirational frontline staff have been commended for their excellent work in supporting people to live…
Spending Review 2020 outlines 13.5% rise in DFG spending to £573mil
On 25 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented his Spending Review 2020 to Parliament, which sets out how much the UK Government will…
Charities and housing organisations call on public to back proposals for more accessible homes
With just a week left until the government’s consultation on accessibility standards for new homes closes, the HoME coalition is calling on the public to…
£430k funding boost for housing adaptations to improve lives of vulnerable people
Fanchea Kelly, Chief Executive at Blackwood A pioneering housing provider has been awarded funding that will enable it to adapt homes and directly improve the…
New supported housing guidance to improve standards for vulnerable people in the UK
The UK Government has published a new National Statement of Expectations (NSE) for supported housing, which aims to help elderly and disabled people live more…
Charity completes transfer of social care provider to offer assistive tech service to residents
Blackwood Homes and Care has successfully completed the transfer of Freespace, a not-for-profit care provider in Edinburgh, which will see the charity support 40 disabled…
VIDEO: UK’s first smart village with assistive tech devices gives residents total control
120 dwellings across the Hugh Fraser Retirement Estate in Newton Mearns, Greater Glasgow, have been transformed into high-tech digitally enabled retirement homes to give residents…
Council approves funding for extra care schemes to support independent living and changing needs
Lancashire County Council's Cabinet has approved a way of funding extra care schemes as well as a new care home at a recent meeting to…
Government launches “long-awaited” consultation on accessible housing for older and disabled people
The Housing Secretary The Right Hon. Robert Jenrick has announced the launch of a UK Government consultation to make all new homes accessible to disabled…
74 percent of housing providers say requirements for wellbeing tech have changed due to COVID, new survey reveals
New research by technology-enabled care service (TECS) provider Appello and the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (HLIN) indicates that COVID-19 will become the catalyst for…