Older persons housing strategy

Background

This strategy has been developed at a time when housing is fast becoming one of the country's biggest challenges.

Decades of under supply in house building and an increasing and ageing population have led to a severe deficit in the number of homes available for people who need them.

A number of government initiatives are being launched to help younger people access the housing market, but experts in the field of housing market forecasting now believe that there is also a need for a national focus on developing better and additional housing for older people.