‘Creating Intergenerational Communities’ report published
A report commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Housing and Care for Older People has been published entitled, ‘Creating Intergenerational Communities – Housing our Ageing Population: Placemaking Intergenerationally’.
The report follows a year-long APPG Inquiry into intergenerational communities that was chaired by Lord Best and sponsored by Places for People and The Riverside Group. The Inquiry looked at the need for more accommodation tailored to meet the needs of an ageing population and the desire for many people to live in mixed-age communities that bring generations together.
The report, researched and written by Housing LIN’s Lois Beech, identifies important features that make up intergenerational communities including the health and wellbeing benefits of stronger social networks and creating attractive places where people want to move or ‘rightsize’ to. It makes 50 recommendations to help create the conditions to support intergenerational communities.
Lord Best says:
“The way we build homes today is too often driving generations apart, and that has real costs for all of us, young and old alike. This inquiry shows that it doesn’t have to be this way.
Where developers and planners have the vision to create genuinely intergenerational communities, the results are remarkable: mutual help with everyday activities, reduced loneliness, savings for health and care budgets, and more rewarding lives for all. We are calling on mainstream housebuilders, social housing providers and planners to embrace this opportunity. Building homes that work for all ages isn’t just good for older people. It adds value to every community, for every generation.”
You can read the report here: https://www.housinglin.org.uk/_assets/Resources/Housing/Support_materials/Reports/HLIN_APPG-HCOP_CIC_SPREADS.pdf