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  1. AgeUKIG60_Social_housing_inf.pdf

    social housing is and how to get it. Social housing. 2 Good to know. Social housing provided by councils is also known as ‘council housing’. What is social housing? Social housing is housing provided ... which are generally councils and housing associations. Typically, rents are cheaper and tenancies are more secure in social housing than they are in private rented housing. Homes are usually allocated based

  2. FS08 LP Council and housing association housing.pdf

    Council and housing association housing June 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about applying for housing from local authorities and housing associations (‘social housing’). It explains ... on private rented housing in factsheet 63, Finding private rented accommodation. Information on housing intended specifically for older people is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people and

  3. Factsheet - Specialist housing for older people (PDF)

    Specialist housing for older people November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet contains information about housing intended specifically for older people, such as sheltered and retirement housing. For ... For more information about specialist housing for sale, see factsheet 2, Buying retirement housing. For information about renting from local authorities and housing associations in England, see Age UK factsheet

  4. Factsheet - Buying retirement housing (PDF)

    retirement housing November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing for older people ... level of support or care. General information about housing for older people and how to choose a suitable option is in Age UK factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people. Information on the process of

  5. FS8 Council and housing association housing.pdf

    Council and housing association housing June 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about applying for housing from local authorities and housing associations (‘social housing’). It explains ... on private rented housing in factsheet 63, Finding private rented accommodation. Information on housing intended specifically for older people is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people and

  6. Factsheet - Housing Benefit (PDF)

    Page 1 of 30 Factsheet 17 Housing Benefit April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what Housing Benefit is, who qualifies for it, and how it is calculated. It explains how to claim and ... and what to do if you want to challenge a decision. It has information about Discretionary Housing Payments and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. This information applies if you, and your

  7. Factsheet - Council and housing association housing (PDF)

    Council and housing association housing June 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about applying for housing from local authorities and housing associations (‘social housing’). It explains ... on private rented housing in factsheet 63, Finding private rented accommodation. Information on housing intended specifically for older people is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people and

  8. Housing options information guide

    AgeUKIG08 Different types of housing to suit you. Housing options. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ ... renting options 19 Moving abroad 23 I want to move somewhere with more support Sheltered housing 24 Other types of housing 28 Care homes 30 Useful organisations 31 4 What this guide is about. They say there’s

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