A happier old age : a discussion document on elderly people in our society / Dept. of Health and Social Security, Welsh Office.

  • Department of Health and Social Security
Date:
1978
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: A happier old age : a discussion document on elderly people in our society / Dept. of Health and Social Security, Welsh Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    All households and elderly households: percentage in each tenure category 1976 Percentages Great Britain Percentages All households Owner occupiers 41 Elderly households —owned outright aoe Owner occupiers —with mortgage Uy Rented privately — unfurnished Rented privately — furnished VVWDY~UiCT)ODK Zi Source: General Household Survey™ considering the abolition of residential qualifications as a basis for admission to local authority waiting lists, which could assist elderly people to live near relatives. Some elderly people living in homes too large for them can be helped to move to smaller and more convenient accommodation, and there may be scope for them to do so under equity-sharing arrangements now being developed, particularly by housing associations, which enable people to retain a financial stake in their home. Adaptation of existing property, for which local authorities can get housing subsidy, is an alternative which makes life more tolerable and enables people to remain close to friends and in familiar surroundings. For those in the private sector, improve- ment and intermediate grants are available. Housing aid centres can give effective help and advice on a range of housing problems in both the public and private sectors. 5.4 But not everybody will look to, or need help from, the public sector. In many areas private house-builders are already selling smaller homes which can be suitable for elderly people. In future there may be more scope for private builders to provide special- purpose housing as part of larger, mixed estates. Much development attractive to people in early retirement, particularly in the private sector, takes place in areas such as those near the coast. This can result in a considerable imbalance in the local community and create major problems for both the community and the individuals: as they
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