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'Having to ask for somewhere to live, it's difficult indeed': Single, female, homeless. Australia's shameful crisis
Older women are the fastest-growing cohort of homeless people in Australia today. According to census data, the number of women aged 65 to 74 describing themselves as homeless increased by 51 per cent in the five years to 2016.
2020
Heading South - Older People at Risk of Homelessness in Tasmania
This report provides a brief snapshot of homelessness and the risk of homelessness for people aged 55 years and over in Tasmania.
2020
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Ageing in Place for Minority Ethnic communities
This research project was developed to explore the types of social infrastructure that people aged 50 and over from ethnic minority communities use in specific places.
The aim of this project is to understand how organisations working with ethnic minority groups engage with older members from their community and how this might have changed over time and to explore how individuals from ethnic mino
2020
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Rental Affordability Snapshot 2020
The Rental Affordability Snapshot is designed to highlight the lived experience of looking for housing while on a low income. It focuses on the Australian population who earn the least income – Commonwealth benefit recipients and minimum wage earners. Every year, Anglicare Australia tests if it is possible for people on low incomes to rent a home in the private market.
2020
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At Risk: Understanding the population size and demographics of older women at risk of homelessness in Australia
The housing circumstances of low income older households, in particular female headed households, has become a matter of significant concern over the last few years with increasing numbers of women at risk of homelessness and experiencing homelessness, often for the first time in older age.
Unfortunately, there is no one data set that can capture all of the factors that appear to influence low in
2020
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Ageing in the Right Place
This Ageing in the Right Place research was undertaken to better
understand what the ‘right place’ means for people as they age. As this report discusses, older Australians are not one homogeneous group and they have varying needs. There are, however, some common threads.
Three in four Australians aged 85 or older live independently at
home, and not in care accommodation.
2020
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Housing options for older people in a reimagined housing system: a case study from England
The housing options of older people in the UK now extend far beyond the traditional choice between staying put and making do, or moving to specialist housing or residential care. A flexible suite of options has emerged, centred on promoting independence and well-being. This reflects a tendency within analysis to consider these different housing options in isolation.
2019
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Housing Choices for Older Women
There has been an 88% growth in women over 55 years accessing homelessness services in NSW over the last 3 years.
This presentation examines the housing needs of older women; housing design principles; and effective housing solutions for this this growing cohort of the Australian population.
(National Housing Conference 2019, Darwin)
2019
Inquiry into decent and accessible homes for older people
The All-Party Parliamentary Group was established to engage with the political and legislative issues affecting people in later life.
2019
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The APPROPRIATE (Accommodation Provision for People of Retirement Age or Older, Predicated on Research and Investigation using Approved Techniques and Evidence) and RIGHTSIZING Study
This report presents the findings of a study for the Gwent Health, Social Care and Housing Partnership which researches the aspirations for appropriate housing solutions for older people in Gwent, which would enable them to live happily, healthily, safely and independently in later life.
The report also describes the reasons why older people do not want to move to appropriate housing in later lif
2019
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."