SHIP ConferenceFuture of housing for older people

James BerringtonSenior Strategy Manager3 February 2011

james.berrington@hca.gsx.gov.uk020 7874 5898

HCA delivering housing for older people with you – a lot to be proud of

HCA Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group

– Annual report Dec 2010

National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11 allocations*– £531m housing for older people – £410m supported housing– £941m Total

Awards

– Housing Design Awards (HAPPI)

– Homes and Communities Awards

* as at end Nov 2010

New context – a lot is changing

Spending Review Localism Personalisation NHS White Paper Public Health White Paper Health & Social Care Bill Dilnott Commission National Mental Health Strategy GP Consortia commissioning (PCTs ending) Future of social housing consultation Welfare benefits reform Reduced capital and revenue funding More to come…

The HCA role:investment and enabling

Regulation

Local authority support

InvestmentLand

Land and regeneration

Affordable housing

Existing stock

Reshaping HCA for our new role

6 local area teams– London– Midlands– North East & Yorkshire – North West– South East & East– South West

2 corporate directorates– Programmes and enabling– Finance, legal, HR, IT and

corporate assurance

Affordable housing

£4.5bn across the spending review period

Significant NAHP programme delivery in 2011/12

Affordable rent model to support delivery

Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15

New Affordable Rent with new flexibilities on the use of existing assets, to generate additional financial capacity to support new supply

Providers to set out proposals for 4 year programme covering how they will:– manage existing assets and capacity– use conversions of existing stock to Affordable Rent– alongside HCA funding

to generate significant volumes of new supply

We will consider the strategic fit and overall value for money across a provider’s programme offer

Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15

Three broad funding streams– Additional borrowing capacity generated from conversion of

social rent units to Affordable Rent– Existing sources of cross subsidy including RCGF etc– HCA funding where required for development to be viable

Affordable Rent – Up to 80% of gross market rent (includes service charges)

– Additional flexibility for supported housing & housing for older people:

– Gross market rent comparables should be based on similar types and models of service provision.

Affordable Rent at a local level

Affordable Rent has to be aligned with local priorities

HCA will assist local delivery with the right mix of:

– Public land assets– Affordable Housing Programme– Regulation – Aligning public funding streams

Local delivery

Regulation

Affordable Homes ProgrammeLand

Aligning public funding

Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15

Affordable Home Ownership– OPSO (Older Person’s Shared Ownership) – HOLD (Home Ownership for People with Long-term Disabilities)

Supported housing at social rents may possible in exceptional circumstances

Providers or consortia to submit proposals in Spring 2011

London

Devolution of investment and powers to GLA

Investment programmes and team will pass to GLA when Localism Bill enacted – April 2012

Barking Riverside

Establishing local priorities

Aligning and building on existing commitments

Local needs analysis – Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNA)– Local/Regional needs models (London, NW, SE, EM + EE,

SW)

Local Strategies – Supporting People and Housing Strategies– Strategic housing market assessments– Older people strategies

Informing Local Investment Plans

Housing for older people

Help for older people wanting to downsize– 50 LAs to share £13m – new national action team at CIH offering practical support &

advice to councils looking to help tenants wanting to move – DCLG, 20 Jan 2011

Dept Health letter to Social Services*– Capital investment in community capacity to LAs– Encourages innovative alternatives to residential care– Cites HCA Financial Benefits report

* LASSL (DH) (2012) 2: Adults' personal social services: revenue grants and capital grant allocations for 2011-12 and 2012-13

Financial benefits of investment in specialist housing for vulnerable and older people

NEW REPORT published Dec 2010

Net benefit of HCA investment in specialist housing = £940 per person per year– Total net benefit for older people of £219m or £444 per person per

year

Significant benefits where specialist housing reduces use of institutional care

Housing for older peopleWhat to develop?

General needs Sheltered housing Extra care Impact of

personalisation Who is commissioning?

Four key report questions

Why is meeting older

people’s housing needs a national priority?

What kind of housing will meet our needs as we grow older?

How can this housing be delivered?

Who can make it happen?

Older stock – liability or asset?

Future resident appeal?

What to do with the building?– Re-model existing building?

– Demolish and build new?

– Sell?

Part of broad asset strategy?

1950 20101970 1990

Carnarvon Place, NewburySovereign Housing Trust

85 x 1 & 2 beds for over 55s No care & support provided on site Replaces 3 poor quality sheltered

schemes– (sites reused for general needs rent and

sale)

Emerging ideas: Viridian

Under consideration - Tower block conversion

Retirement/Extra Care flats 1& 2 beds - 50m2 to 70m2 Ground floor service hub Location

Homes and Communities Award 2010 – Winner Housing for an Ageing Population

Mill Rise,

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Aspire HA

60 extra care flats + Primary Care Centre

Outward looking Major regen & housing

market renewal area

Heald Farm Court, Newton-le-Willows

Helena Partnerships DK-architects

Housing Design Awards Winner HAPPI Category

Conclusions

New operating context + New Affordable Homes Programme

Housing for older people remains important – get the product(s) right

New challenges AND opportunities