This week Sir Keir Starmer gave a speech on the future of country’s health system, promising under a Labour government there would be a new direction for the NHS, that would fix the fundamentals, renew its purpose and make it fit for the future.
This briefing outlines key resource challenges in recruitment and retention, staffing structures and accessing funding that local authorities face in delivering home improvement services.
The Good Home Network brings together local authority housing managers from all over England to share challenges and find new ways to improve poor-quality homes.
The quality of a home has a fundamental bearing on an individual’s health and wellbeing and yet millions of people in England endure the hardship of living in sub-standard housing.
We believe the key to improving people's homes and keeping them warm and dry are easy to use, local one-stop shops for information and support. We call this a Good Home Hub.
Widespread media coverage has been detailing the death of Barbara Bolton who was found by her grandson slumped at her kitchen table and unable to speak because of profound hypothermia.
The significant lowering of the energy price cap gives the Chancellor greater financial flexibility to protect under-strain households from a rise in energy costs this spring.
Sign up to receive the latest news, research, policy updates and events about ageing.