Making existing homes good places to age Sue Adams Care & Repair England
Why existing homes? 80% of 2050 homes already built
Why improve existing homes? REALITY • Where most people live in later life (96%) • Where most wish to live in later life • Where some have no choice but to live INACTION Hampered by ageism
Time to target action on disrepair • 78% of older people living in non-decent homes are owner occupiers (11% SR/11% PRS) • 31% increase in over 75s living in non-decent homes • Main reason home non- decent = falls risk and cold BUT No policy or funding since 2010
Retrofit – Impetus? • Housing - in the news, but any vision? • Carbon reduction – could miss a trick? • Job creation? – skills? • ‘Levelling up’ - disadvantaged areas
WHO? • Care & Repair England ; national housing charity aims to address poor and unsuitable housing conditions amongst the older population, esp. low income home owners (est. 1986) • Pioneers initiatives over 30+yrs ; Local Care & Repair services, Minor Works Grants, Handyperson, Housing Options Info & Advice, Healthy Homes, Older People’s “Housing Activism” etc • Policy shaping : Older people’s housing – Chair of Housing & Ageing Alliance plus Home Adaptations Consortium; member of MHCLG & DHSC Integration Partnership Board, NHS England Task Group; LGA Adviser etc… www.careandrepair-england.org.uk info@careandrepair-england.org.uk Twitter @cr_england
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