This piece on contemporary almshouses is interesting but misses some points.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/22/affordable-and-stress-free-how-almshouses-are-the-unsung-heroes-of-uk-social-housing

There are various modern successors to almshouses. One is cohousing, either for older people or mixed age communities. It's perhaps closer to the Flemish begijnhof in concept, more collaborative and less paternalistic than an almshouse.

https://newgroundcohousing.uk/
https://cohousing.org.uk/
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