Housing LIN
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network is the national network for promoting new ideas and supporting change in the delivery of housing, care and support services for older and vulnerable people. It has the lead for supporting the implementation and sharing the learning from the Department of Health's £147m Extra Care Housing Grant arrangements and related housing, care and support capital and revenue programmes.
The national network supports 8 regional Housing LINs which hold each 3 or 4 regional seminars per year.
The Housing LIN website www.icn.csip.org.uk/housing offers the largest possible range of publications on housing with care for extra care housing professionals and commissioners. You can
- find out about our leaning and service improvement activities in your area and access a rich sources of learning materials on housing-based models of care and support for older and vulnerable adults
- research relevant guidance, toolkits, good practice studies, technical briefs, factsheets and past and future events, etc.
- read, download your copies of our wide range of information and learning materials
The Housing LIN support the Raising the Stakes project, this website and the ECH Kitemarking
The objectives of the Housing LIN are to:
- identify local market information on the supply of housing, care and support services for older and disabled people
- access support on developing and implementing regional and local housing with care action plans
- obtain advice on public and private sector capital and revenue streams to inform business investment decisions
- disseminate guidance on the DH's Extra Care Housing fund and grant allocation arrangements
- facilitate the adaptation of good practice to local settings
- support successful applicants with the development process and share their learning with unsuccessful applicants
- access knowledge management tools to support practice development and service improvement
- secure funding to research, test and evaluate new and innovative models of housing with care solutions support
- offer training and consultancy resources to support service development and change management processes
- convene regional LIN meetings to identify and share what works
The activities of the Network include:
- thematic workshops, seminars and conferences
- regional and local learning sessions with experts
- a comprehensive on-line knowledge resource to access and share information
- commissioning research and initiatives to support innovation or improve understanding of how Extra Care
- capturing evidence of good practice and case studies
- dissemination of key findings, initiatives and projects
- a virtual network to facilitate information exchange, discussion and support