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Summary

This report was commissioned by Communities and Local Government as part of a larger project to support the development of the National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society.

Researchers at the University of York undertook eight focus groups composed of 'younger' older people (aged 48 to 64), and 'older' old people (aged 65 and above) to explore the infl uences on participants' housing decisions, and their future housing intentions and aspirations.

The groups were located in different parts of England, including rural, urban and suburban areas. Groups were purposefully recruited to include people who owned their own properties, or were renting from the social and private rented sectors, older people with disabilities, older people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, and older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender(LGBT) people.

The findings and recommendations in this report are those of the consultant authors and do not necessarily represent the views or proposed policies of Communities and Local Government.

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