New Housing to Help Older and Disabled People to Live Independently

Building projects up and down the country have been given the green light to start producing homes that will support older and disabled people to live independently for as long as possible, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced.  Last year the government asked local authorities to bid for a share of £300m to boost the supported housing market. The Department of Health has now allocated funding to build more than 3,500 new homes.  As part of the first phase of the Care and Support Specialised Housing scheme, the Department will now issue around £101m of this fund to the HCA, which will work with 86 successful agencies to build more than 3,000 new homes across the country. Projects are estimated to create over 1,000 new jobs. Read more on the HCA website.