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# UK’s first LGBTQ+ retirement village to open this summer
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/uks-first-lgbtq-retirement-village-to-open-this-summer/
- Published: 2021-04-14T12:30:53.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-14T11:01:08.000Z
- Description: The first LGBTQ+ inclusive retirement village in the UK is due to open this summer in London.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, LGBTQ, London, Sadiq Khan, UK

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The first LGBTQ+ inclusive retirement village in the **UK** is due to open this summer in **London** after receiving £5.7 m in funding from mayor **Sadiq Khan**. The project is being managed by **[Tonic Housing](https://www.tonichousing.org.uk/news/2021/2/27/tonic-to-become-the-uks-first-lgbt-retirement-community?ref=scenemag.co.uk),** which was first set up in 2014 to address issues of loneliness and isolation among older LGBTQ+ people and provide specific housing for those who need it. The funding has been used to purchase 19 one and two-bedroom homes in Vauxhall which will make up the village.

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Mayor Sadiq Khan provided £5.7 m in funding for the village

**Anna Kear**, chief executive of Tonic Housing said the organisation intends this village to be the *“first of many Tonic retirement communities, achieved by working in partnership in London and other cities.”* Khan said he is *“proud to support”* the project, adding: *“Older Londoners deserve to be able to enjoy their later years in comfort and security, surrounded by a thriving, supportive community. I look forward to seeing this realised at Bankhouse and to supporting Tonic’s work to establish further LGBTQ+ affirming developments in the years to come.”*

Sales are due to begin late spring with the first residents expected to move in during the summer months. The village features an on-site restaurant and community space, and offers on-site care and support packages.

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