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Following the new Prime Minister’s pledge that housing will be his top priority‚ a Green Paper was published in July 2007. This confirmed an increased annual target of 240‚000 homes from 2016.
We are calling for new homes to be built to the Lifetime Home standard‚ as envisaged by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
This is because increasing age-related disability‚ limited housing options for older people and an inadequate adaptations system is impacting on the ability to live independently at home.
The government’s Housing Strategy for an Ageing Population will be published in 2007. This will deal with specialised and mainstream housing options for older people‚ now and in the future‚ as well as related services.
Response papersMore about PDFs
- Clarifying the right to buy rules. Full response ref 4107. (69.34 KB)
- Clarifying the right to buy rules. Response summary ref 4107(S). (40.92 KB)
- The future of the code for sustainable homes - making a rating mandatory? Full response ref 4007. (61.56 KB)
- The future of the code for sustainable homes - making a rating mandatory? Response summary ref 4007(S). (35.05 KB)
- Housing Green Paper- Homes for the future: more affordable‚ more sustainable. Full response ref 3807. (85.11 KB)
- Housing Green Paper - Homes for the future: more affordable‚ more sustainable. Response summary ref 3807(S). (44.07 KB)
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