HAPPI - Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation

South East London Housing Partnership Innovative Housing Provision for older people James Berrington – Senior Strategy Manager 13 October 2010 Thriving communities, affordable homes

HCA delivering housing for older people with you – a lot to be proud of

  National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11

£513m+

(8,600 + units) Joint investment with Dept Health Private Finance Initiative  Over 1,100 potential new extra care units from PFI Round 6 Local authority new-build  Over

£36m

(

570

+ units) Thriving communities, affordable homes

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Commissioned by HAPPI consultants

Four key report questions

 Why is meeting older people’s housing needs a national priority?

 What kind of housing will meet our needs as we grow older?

 How can this housing be delivered?

 Who can make it happen?

Objective What further reform is required to ensure that new build and specialised housing meets the needs and aspirations of the older people of the future?

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1950 1970

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1990 2010

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Darwin Court, Southwark, London Thriving communities, affordable homes

Solinsieme, St.Gallen, Switzerland Thriving communities, affordable homes

de Plussenburgh Rotterdam Netherlands Thriving communities, affordable homes

De Rokade, Groningen, Netherlands Thriving communities, affordable homes

Gibeleich, Zurich, Switzerland Thriving communities, affordable homes

Older stock – liability or asset?    Future resident appeal?

– If lettable now, will it remain so in 5 or 10 years time, as older people’s aspirations rise?

What to do with the building?

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Re-model existing building?

(but is this cost-effective?) –

Demolish and build new?

(If so what should replace the old? Is the site big enough to achieve economies of scale and scheme viability?) –

Sell?

Part of broad asset strategy?

– Are other sites more suitable for new housing for older people – Is the existing sheltered suitable for other groups? (students, key workers?) – Is the existing sheltered housing site better suited to new general needs housing?

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