JRF and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) submitted this response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia's Inquiry into the dementia care skills of social care staff supporting people with dementia in care homes and their own homes.

An overview of information about housing for disabled children and their families, and ideas for improving their circumstances.

The purpose of the resource is to raise awareness of this important aspect of community care and to help non-specialists find out more about promoting positive change in this complex field.

The information resource contains:

This guide is intended for community organisations that are planning to improve or develop land or buildings as assets for their organisation or community. It offers a summary explanation of approaches you can take to reduce the environmental impact of these activities by looking at them through the following themes:

Climate change and building adaptability

The 1988 Survey aimed to gain a picture of the nature of provision of village halls in England.  Overall the Survey informed and influenced a wide range of initiatives including the ‘Red Tape’ initiatives of the Cabinet Office and the Department of Trade and Industry.

Affordable housing is at the top of the political agenda, with the government aiming to achieve a considerable increase in the building of affordable homes over the next three years, to 70,000 a year (including a 50% rise in new social rented homes), with extra funding to promote mixed-income communities, eco-homes and greater housing choice.

In recent years we have taken an active interest in the role of social housing in a progressive society. We have published several monographs on developments in the sector and facilitated debates on what the future might hold. It has been striking that while these have been successful events, the discussions have all too often been frustrated by a lack of detailed evidence.

It's time for new solutions for rural transport: The Commission for Rural Communities is launching the first 5 in a series of think-pieces to raise the profile of rural transport issues and place transport at the heart of the debate on climate change and their work on sustainable rural communities.

A consultation paper has been published that will collect views on two different approaches to enhancing farmland and wildlife habitats. Although set-aside was abolished in 2008, it brought a range of environmental and biodiversity benefits. The consultation asks how these benefits can best be recaptured.