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Housing in Norwich

This resource hub has web links and documents that outline best practices, regulatory advice, and guidance related to designing and implementing accessible housing solutions.

Whether you're a planner, designer, or advocate, you'll find valuable information to help create more
inclusive and equitable housing systems that meet the needs of all users.

Included are resources from the UK Government, third sector organisations such as Age UK, the Centre for Ageing Better plus professional bodies such as Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and social housing providers and networks ie HABINTEG Housing LIN.

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Resource Hub: Housing

Within this section we've categorised all of our information links into sections which you can filter below:

How To Guides

Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective

Age Friendly Canada

This is a Canadian report on Age-friendly, socially connected multi-unit housing Happy Cities, highlights design ideas and research findings to support ageing in the right place.

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Housing Options Tool

Age UK - charity

This interactive tool Housing from Age UK - helps older people and professionals understand various housing options. It covers: •Different types of supported housing •Financial considerations for various housing options •Checklists for assessing suitability of different housing types •Practical application: Social workers and housing officers can use this to guide older people in making informed housing decisions.

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Lifetime Homes Design Guide

Centre for Accessible Environments

This CAE design guide by describes the requirements for accessible homes that will meet the differing and changing needs of households. Technical specification and guidance on the Lifetime Homes Standard.

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Centre for Ageing Better

Centre for Ageing Better

This document from CfAB outlines hospital discharge how home improvements services can help people come home from hospital safely

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Urban practices for an age-friendly city

Dr Mark Hammond & Nigel Saunders

This pocket book for Design for Life –is a pocketbook for architects, planners, developers about what age-friendly homes and neighbourhoods could mean, supporting moving home and ageing in place

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Hospital discharge

Foundations

This website by Foundations is funded by the Government - This guide will take you through all of the information you need to know to run a housing-based hospital discharge service. It covers how to assess what the patient needs, who you will need to talk to, how to sort out money issues, and more.

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National Body for Home Improvement Agencies

Foundations

This website by Foundations is funded by the Government to oversee the delivery of Home Improvement Agencies, Handyperson Services and Disabled Facilities Grant delivery in England. Library and guides

Building Regulations and Approved Documents index

Gov.uk - Ministry of Housing

This resource Is a fully searchable enhanced Manual to the Building Regulations designed to be clear and useful for a range of audiences, and a fully searchable PDF of all Approved Documents, including Approved document Part M Access to and use of buildings.

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Supporting Tenants

Habinteg

This website by Habinteg will give you access to the toolkit for Housing and Disabled People: Supporting Tenants

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Adaptions Toolkit

Habinteg

This document by Habinteg will give you access to the toolkit for Housing and Disabled People: Adaptations

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Housing and disabled people

Habinteg

This document by Habinteg will give you access to the toolkit for Housing and disabled people for local authorities in England

Official Standards

Accessible Housing Standards Toolkit

Habinteg

This website by Habinteg will give you access to the Accessible Housing Standards Toolkit This resource outlines standards for accessible housing design. It includes: •Detailed technical specifications for accessible homes •Case studies of successful accessible housing projects •Cost-benefit analyses of implementing accessible design •Practical application: Housing developers and architects can use this to ensure new housing projects meet accessibility standards.

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Planning for Accessible Homes

Habinteg

This website by Habinteg will give you access to the toolkit for Housing and Disabled People: Planning for Accessible Homes

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Allocating Housing

Habinteg

This website by Habinteg will give you access to the toolkit for Housing and Disabled People: Allocating Housing

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Strategic Planning

Habinteg

This website by Habinteg will give you access to the toolkit for Housing and Disabled People: Strategic Planning

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Housing LIN

Housing LIN

The Housing LIN is a network bringing together housing, health, and social care professionals. It's a valuable source of information on housing solutions for older and disabled people

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Strategic Housing for Older People

Housing LIN

The Housing LIN's Strategic Housing for Older People toolkit helps commissioners forecast demand for specialist housing and plan appropriate provision.

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Local Government Association (LGA)

Ian Copeman and Lois Beech.

The LGA document will help to find information on Improving health and wellbeing through housing: A High Impact Change Model.

Official Standards

Supported Housing

National Housing Federation

The National Housing Federation provides resources on supported housing and can help guide commissioners in understanding the range of housing options needed for people with various disabilities.

How To Guides

Designing for accessibility - Plan of work

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

This RIBA guiidance will help to ensure that inclusion and accessibility are considered at every stage of the design and construction process. Intended to be widely understood and used by anyone involved in the built environment sector, it assigns clear responsibilities and tasks to the different roles involved in a building project – including client, project management, design, construction, and asset management teams.

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Housing crisis report

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

This is a RIBA’s report, A home for the ages: Planning for the future through age-friendly design, emphasises the importance of well-designed, purpose built new homes that enable people to play a more active role in their communities as they age.

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Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

This is an RIBA Overlay is for Inclusive Design to the RIBA Plan of Work

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Dementia and Town Planning

Royal Town Planning Institute

This guide by RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) will help with Dementia and Town Planning and shows how to create dementia-friendly communities, which has wider applications for disability-inclusive planning.

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Wheelchair Housing Design Guide

Stephen Thorpe - Centre for Accessible Environments

This wheelchair housing design guide, is produced by Habinteg Housing Association with Stephen Thorpe and Centre for Accessible Environments. The design details and technical illustrations take into account good practice standards, including how to meet and surpass the Building Regulations AD M4 (3) Category 3.

Accessibility in the built environment

The Access Association

This website is by The Access Association Information on Designing Buildings Wiki, an industry-wide, cross-discipline forum for finding and sharing information.

This resource hub is a community effort. It's important that anybody can contribute to this resource hub. If you spot any mistakes, want to discuss any points, or you can make any of the content easier to understand, please email us.

Wheelchair Accessible Kitchen

Helping a Disabled Friend in a wheelchair

Man on a electric Image by Amigo Mobility with child walking alongside.

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