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Housing and Health Needs Assessment for Oxfordshire Public Health today at 05:14 PM

The Assessment was based on a systematic collection of data (quantitative and qualitative) and presented using a framework informed by an evidence review.

The Assessment described: 1. How “healthy” homes in Oxfordshire are (a baseline), including the condition and characteristics of Oxfordshire's housing stock 2. How well it meets the current and future needs of the County, including the 3. The impact on health outcomes 4. Groups where inequalities in health are the greatest 5. What is positive practice (the ‘strengths’) 6. Where there are issues which require further action

Mental Health Specialist Supported Housing (MHSSH): a project for the GLA Jul 3

We are currently working with Imogen Blood Associates and a range of partners to undertake a project for the GLA to improve the take-up of capital (CASSH) funding for mental health specialist supported housing.

The Healthier Housing Partnership Feb 27

Richard Turkington acts as co-ordinator for this partnership of academics and practitioners which is committed to promoting healthier housing and raising the standard of existing and new housing https://www.healthierhousing.co.uk/

Our new paper 'Better Housing for Better Health' has just been published, it sets out the facts of unhealthy housing, the need for action and what can be done to improve poor housing.

Better Housing for Better Health: Our New Report - February 2023 (healthierhousing.co.uk)

Further Study of Rural Housing Need in King's Lynn and West Norfolk Apr 5

After the success of our research project for the Holkham Estate and Wells Town Council to assess rural housing need in an area of North Norfolk, we have been commssioned to undertake an assessment in Burnham Market and 8 adjacent parishes.

This is a further collaboration with the expert market research agency Qa Research who will be managing the delivery of a postal survey targeted at all residential households. An analysis of demographic and housing market patterns and trends will provide a context for understanding the survey findings.

A Major Study of Housing Need in North Norfolk Mar 5

Commissioned by the Holkham Estate in partnership with Wells Town Council through its Neighbourhood Planning Group, we have undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the need for housing in the 5 adjacent parishes of Well-next-the-Sea, Holkham, Walsingham, Warham and Wighton.

The project consisted of four consecutive stages as follows:

1. a Housing Needs Assessment profiling demographic and housing market patterns and trends across the 5 parishes in the context of the North Norfolk District;

2. a series of telephone interviews with major employers in the area to gain their views concerning the need for housing and its consequences;

3. an online survey of the views of local employees concerning the localneed for housing, and

4. a postal survey of 2,500 households in the area to identify their housing needs.

The project has provided a comprehensive analysis of current and emerging needs and identified specific requirements associated with young families and the growing older population.