Call For National Task Force On Retirement Housing

A national task force should be set up to focus on increasing the supply of retirement housing, a report has recommended. United for All Ages, a social enterprise which aims to bring younger and older people together, has outlined 20 ideas to “promote intergenerational equity”. A number of the ideas relate to housing and care, including a suggestion of a new task force on retirement housing. Other ideas suggested in the report include building 300,000 homes a year, with a mix of affordable rent, Starter Homes and retirement housing. Download a copy of the report from the United for All Ages website.

Call for ‘Help to Move’ Package to Help Older People Downsize

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Housing and Care for Older People  has urged the Government to offer a package of financial support and advice to make it easier for older people to move home if they wish to downsize. The ‘Help to Move’ scheme would include a stamp duty exemption for older people buying lower value homes, an equity loan offer - similar to the ‘Help to Buy’ approach already aimed at first time buyers - and comprehensive advice linked to new pensions freedoms. Read more o the Housingnet website.