Case studies

A collaborative approach to Helping Older People Remain Independent in their Homes.

How your communities are the answer to your budget problem.

Case studies range from multi-agency approaches, regional initiatives, awareness raising campaigns and comprehensive service reviews.

Despite domestic abuse being a national issue that affects huge numbers of people, it's a problem that's often hidden and that people can find extremely difficult to talk about. This can mean that victims, or people at risk of abuse don't always know where to find information that can directly help them.

Bournemouth Borough Council has taken a once-in-a-generation opportunity to co-ordinate and shape the town centre's development.

Wakefield Council created an innovative new housing company in partnership to accelerate the delivery of new homes and generate revenue for further housing investment in their district.

The case studies featured here demonstrate how councils are getting their local communities involved in tackling a broad range of issues and challenges.

Investing in Weston town centre.

Involving older people case studies Leeds City Council created a website where older people, their relatives and carers, could find the right information quickly. To support older people's engagement with the website, the team have since set up a network of computer training courses.