Property News · October 24, 2017

UK housing crisis is hitting older people as well as the young | Claudia Wood


The government is set to make matters worse for older people by drawing supported housing into the quagmire of universal creditBritain’s housing shortage is never far from the top of the political agenda. But the narrative focuses almost entirely on first-time buyers when there is an even more serious and overlooked shortage in suitable housing for older people.This paucity affects both older homeowners stuck in unsuitably large family properties and unable to find smaller homes, and people renting social housing when they need sheltered or supported accommodation. In both cases, government policy is stifling the supply of the kind of housing older people want and need, while at the same time increasing the bill for health and social care. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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