Lifetime Homes
Support for Lifetime Homes
I want to build vibrant and mixed communities and will therefore ensure that the London Plan strenghens the promotion of 'Lifetime Homes' for both disabled and older Londoners."
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.
“I want to see all new housing built to Lifetime Homes Standards by 2013 – accessible and adaptable homes in thriving neighbourhoods.”
Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister.
“...it's not about finding a niche or a niche market for older people, or about more of the same sort of specialist housing. It's about a total housing policy which reflects our aspirations and lifestyles as we grow. It's the opposite of a policy of containment - it's a policy for moving older people from the margins to the mainstream of policy.”
Baroness Andrews, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.
Providing decent housing and care for older people isn’t a matter of choice, it’s a moral and economic necessity. We need to ensure that our homes and communities are built and maintained with an increasingly active ageing population in mind. If we get this right, not only will we be providing housing that lives up to older people’s expectations, but we will also be able to make significant progress in preventing home related injuries and illness and save money by reducing demand on health services.”
Sarah Webb, Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
It is essential that general housing provision meets the needs of an ageing society through better planning, design and quality, with reference to both internal and external space. The Federation continues to support the concept of Lifetime Homes and sees it as an important step towards achieving the sort of housing we need for our society in the future.”
David Orr, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation
If we are serious about introducing flexibility and really giving people a choice, then Lifetime Homes is the way forward."
David Cowans, Chief Executive of Places for People.
It's just made my life that much easier... There should be more Lifetime Homes."
J. Stockbridge, A Lifetime Homes occupant.