HAPPI were commissioned by Communities and Local Government (CLG) in partnership with Department of Health to set up the innovation panel, as part of CLG’s commitment outlined in ‘Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society’, published by CLG in 2008.
Chaired by Lord Best, the independent panel spoke to housing experts before embarking on an intense period of research visiting schemes and meeting residents over summer 2009. The panel has now reported to government some recommendations to help ensure that future housing will create sustainable and inclusive homes and neighbourhoods which our ageing population want and can afford to live in.