Alison Benzimra is Head of Research and Influence at United St. Saviour’s Charity. Alison has extensive experience in the housing and ageing sectors. She works closely with older residents, staff and research partners on a variety of projects. Alison’s work is focused on demonstrating on how almshouse architecture and design in combination with the resident support models can lead to improved health and wellbeing outcomes for residents and sharing these learning widely. Her involvement in the British Society of Gerontology’s Ageing, Business and Society Special Interest Group underpins her belief that health and socioeconomic inequalities across the life course can be addressed by fostering a collaborative approach between the public, private and third sectors.