What does the evidence show about the future housing needs of older people, and how government interventions affect these needs?
Background
Including seeking to boost our evidence and understanding of what drives housing affordability, and how transitions and changes in people’s lives affect that
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the question fully and the authors have the necessary expertise.
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Flexible living to Age in Place
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Why might this be relevant?
The project partially addresses the question and the authors have the necessary expertise.