Housing

Our work on housing and its role in people's health

Housing and health: opportunities for sustainability and transformation partnerships

This short report, supported by the National Housing Federation, sets out areas where sustainability and transformation partnerships and emerging integrated care systems can make more of the contribution of the housing sector to improving health.

The economics of housing and health: The role of housing associations

The National Housing Federation commissioned The King's Fund and the New NHS Alliance to produce this independent report looking at the economic case for linking housing and health.

Care homes, housing, health and social care learning network

A learning network to build new relationships and ensure quality of life for those who need care.

Housing and health

Housing, care and health infographics

Illustrated infographic slides exploring the connections between housing, social care, health and wellbeing.

Housing: a home for STPs looking to influence the wider determinants of health

David Buck considers how sustainability and transformation partnerships can make more of the housing sector’s contribution to improving health.

The role of housing in accelerating discharge from mental health care services

Housing and health: STPs, White Papers and beyond

Has the role of housing been given adequate consideration in sustainability and transformation plans? David Buck argues the importance of delivering health and housing services and developing policy together.

Housing and health: ships that pass in the night?

David Buck reflects on work carried out with the New NHS Alliance to promote closer working between the health and housing sectors.

Housing and its contribution to health: The evidence, the business case, the health economics

Integrating housing, health and care

Joni Jabbal considers the potential of the housing and health sectors working together to improve population health.

Driving integration between housing and health

Bringing together housing and public health: Enabling better health and wellbeing

Shirley Cramer and Vic Rayner: harnessing the housing workforce to contribute to health improvement

Shirley Cramer CBE, Chief Executive of Royal Society for Public Health, and Vic Rayner, Chief Executive of Sitra, discuss the potential for the housing workforce to transform the public's health and wellbeing.

Integrating housing and health: a tough nut to crack?

The connection between housing conditions and health has a long and well-evidenced historical provenance. But if integrating health and social care is a tough nut to crack, does the prospect of engaging with another massive system risk adding another layer of complexity?

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Learning network on integrated housing, care and health

The National Housing Federation and The King's Fund launched a joint learning network on integrated housing, care and health.

Invest in housing to improve health and reduce costs

As councils retain substantial responsibilities for housing, there is strong evidence that their actions can significantly contribute to the improved health of residents.

Warmer and safer homes

Local authorities have substantial statutory responsibilities for housing, including providing accommodation for the homeless, the elimination and replacement of poor quality stock, and ensuring the availability of affordable housing to all those who need it.

Healthy living

Health and wellbeing boards must recognise that housing providers need to be part of their decision-making processes, says Richard Humphries.

Housing alongside health and care

With this year’s party conferences concluded, none of the political parties have yet committed to a strategic vision for the issues facing the future of health and social care, says Richard Humphries.

Public health: Our work on services to promote wellbeing and protect the nation's health